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This cat camaraderie is another example from the experiment
這些貓貓間的友情是實(shí)驗中的另一個實(shí)例
to suggest that cats may be changing,
證明貓的行為可以被改變
evolving away from hunters to fit in better with us.
逐步從捕獵者演變?yōu)槿祟惖膶櫸?/p>
As we're domesticating cats,
我們在馴服貓的過程中
we're retaining a lot more of
讓他們保留了
what we call their juvenile characteristics.
我們稱之為幼年特征的東西
So they purr a lot, they play a lot,
因此他們會嗚嗚叫 會玩耍
we see them needing behaviour.
會有依賴我們的表現(xiàn)
With our pet cats, if we are domesticating them
在飼養(yǎng)寵物貓時 如果我們馴服他們
and they are evolving, in a sense
他們發(fā)生進(jìn)化 從某種意義上來說
that they are retaining lots of these characteristics,
他們會保留許多特征
they might be more likely
也許能讓他們
- to get on with each other. - Yes.
-彼此間相處更融洽 -是的
But we're right at the cusp of that,
但我們對整個趨勢的看法是對的
in sort of the domestic cat's evolution.
貓貓在人類馴服中發(fā)生的演變
If she's right, this sort of feline harmony
如果她是對的 那貓貓間和睦共處
could be a vision of the future,
可能是未來的一種形式
as cats evolve to please the hand that feeds them.
他們會取悅自己的主人
重點(diǎn)解釋：
1.away from 遠(yuǎn)離, 從某地離開
例句：The poor man ran away from his creditors.
這個窮人躲避他的債主。
2.get on with 取得進(jìn)展
例句：Do you get on with your parents?
你和父母合得來嗎?
3.be able to 會； 能
例句：You'll be able to come, won't you?
你能來的，對嗎?
