造成猫咪远离你的8大错误行为（猫咪这些动作是向你示好）

自作多情是人类的天性，信吗？不妨看完下面一组图解，再回答这个问题。

你家猫咪正在密谋杀掉你 How to tell if your cat isplottingto kill you？

plot /plɒt/密谋

V. to make a secret plan to harm a person or organization,

especially a political leader or government

plot to do sth密谋做某事 plot against密谋推翻…

挠你、给你按摩 Kneadingon you

这是喜欢的信号？别傻了，老实告诉你吧：它是在查看，你的哪些内脏器官比较弱。万一，哪天你惹恼了它，人家就从这部分下手了！长点心吧。

You may think this is a sign of affection, but your cat is actually checking yourinternal organsfor weaknesses.

knead /niːd/按摩、推拿

V. to press someone’s muscles many times to help cure pain or to help them relax

internal /ɪn'tɜːnl/体内的

Adj. inside your body体内的

organ /'ɔːɡən/器官

N. a part of the body, such as the heart or lungs, that has a particular purpose

过度铲猫砂 Excessive shovelingof kitty litter

在使用了猫砂盒后，猫咪会完全不必要地乱踢、乱扔垃圾，大部分都是在房间里到处乱扔——小心了，它这是在训练如何掩埋尸体。

After using the litter box, your cat needlessly kicks litter around, most of it ending up all over the room. This is practice for burying bodies.

好兄弟，别练啦，以后咱家你吃肉，我吃素，中不？

excessive /ɪk'sesɪv/

Adj. much more than is reasonable or necessary过度的, 过多的

shovel /'ʃʌv ə l/

V. to lift and move earth, stones etc with a shovel(用铲子)铲起

瞪眼持久赛 Staring contests

如果你和它一起玩互相瞪眼持久赛，千万不要看别处！那会让它以为，你在示弱，这样它可能会随时向你发起进攻奥。

If youget caught ina staring contest with your cat, do not look away. Looking away will signal to your cat that you are weak, and an attack is likely to follow.

get caught in a contest with sb. 被卷入和……的比赛

弄了个动物尸体扔给你 Bringing you dead animals

抱歉，这还真不是给你送大礼，而是在警告你：哼哼，最近对我招待不周，小心点吧，你呀你。This isn't a gift. It's a warning.

呕吐草 Throwing up grass

你可能知道，猫咪每隔一段时间就会呕吐草啊神马的。但你多半还不知道，它在通过这种痛苦的进食和净化过程，提高自己的战斗力。

Through this painful feeding andpurgingprocess, cats prepare their minds and bodies forcombat.

combat /'kɒmbæt/(尤指战争中的)战斗

N. fighting, especially during a war

purge /pɜːdʒ/清除(对手或反对者、有害或不可接受之物)

V. to force people to leave a place or organization because the people in power do not like them, or to remove something that is thought to be harmful or unacceptable

purge A of B清除A中的B purge A from B从B中清除A

藏到阴暗地方，偷偷看着你 Hiding in dark places and watching you

现在知道为什么它总爱躲在暗处了吧？不错，那是在研究你的生活习性神马的。Your cat will often hide in order to study you in your naturalhabitat.

habitat /'hæbɪtæt/(动植物的)生活环境, 栖息地

N. the natural home of a plant or animal

睡在你的电子产品上 Sleeping on your electronics

它很清楚你和你的同类，也即人类啦，拥有先进的技术。所以，它不断跳到这些科技产品上，试图扰乱你同外界的所有联系。

Humans havesuperiortechnology. Your cat knows this and will attempt to disrupt all communications to the outside world.

superior /suː'pɪəriə/更好的, 更强的

Adj. better, more powerful, more effective etc than a similar personor thing, especially one that you are competing against.

睡觉时，没事趴在你脸上 Pawing at your face while you sleep

猫迷不擅长闷人，但这不会阻止它们不懈的努力尝试。

Cats aren't very good atsmotheringpeople, but this won't stop them from trying.

smother /'smʌðə/使窒息，把…闷死

V. to kill someone by putting something over their face

to stop them breathing

sprint /sprɪnt/快速奔跑，冲刺

V. to run very fast for a short distance (短距离)

从你进入的任何房间中快速跑出 Sprinting at light speed out of any room you enter

看到猫咪这么做时，实际上，那是它刚刚进行了一次失败的伏击！When your cat does this, it's actually a failedambush.

感谢天、感谢地，感谢命运让它的阴谋未能得逞，你小命尚在。

ambush /ˈæmbʊʃ/伏击，埋伏地点

N. a sudden attack on someone by people who have been hiding and waiting for them, or the place where this happens

Be careful or just give me more benefits ! otherwise,I'm not sure what I will do ~

just for fun

相信大多数时候猫咪都还是这样的！

你家猫咪对你还是真爱的啦，当然，除非你真的惹到它。

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