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BBC纪录片地平线《猫的秘密》第19期:猫的打斗

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But although they found this happening over and over again,

但是尽管这种情况总有发生

rarely did it lead to fighting.

但是却很少发展成一场打斗

They are descended from a solitary species,

他们起源于一个独居的物种

so if they blunder into one another,

所以如果他们无意中闯入他人领地

then it's very difficult for either of them to back down,

对于任意一方 退后都是很困难的

because turning your back

因为把背

on another cat is a dangerous thing to do,

朝向另一只猫是一件很危险的事

and most cats will have learnt that very early on.

大部分猫都在很小的时候就学到了这点

They would actively defend a piece of land

他们会积极地保卫一片

which contains their core resources.

拥有他们的核心资源的土地

Cats do sometimes actually fight.

猫有时真的会打斗

There are actual wounds, claws and teeth get used.

会有真的伤口 用爪子和牙齿

But most cats will tend to try and avoid conflicts

但是多数猫会尝试避免冲突

because if you rely on yourself for survival,

因为如果你仅靠自己生存

it is not good in terms of fitness

就健康而言

to get yourself injured.

把自己弄伤并不是件好事

It's incredibly costly.

代价太高昂了

So this is a big part of what your cat does beyond the cat flap.

这就是你的猫在猫洞之外的大部分活动

重点解释:

1.lead to 通向;把…带到

例句:Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.

过量的工作和过少的休息会引起疾病。

2.be descended from 是 ... 的后代

例句:She was descended from a pioneer family.

她来自一个早期的开拓者家庭

3.tend to 倾向,易于

例句:I tend to think that she is right.

我倾向于认为她是对的。

重点单词   查看全部解释    
costly ['kɔstli]

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adj. 昂贵的,代价高的

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avoid [ə'vɔid]

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vt. 避免,逃避

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species ['spi:ʃiz]

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n. (单复同)物种,种类

 
fitness ['fitnis]

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n. 适合度(生物学术语) n. 健康

 
solitary ['sɔlitəri]

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adj. 孤独的,独立的,单个的,唯一的,荒凉的

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core [kɔ:]

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n. 果心,核心,要点
vt. 挖去果核

 
tend [tend]

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v. 趋向,易于,照料,护理

 
flap [flæp]

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n. 拍打,拍打声,片状垂悬物(口袋盖等),副翼

 
survival [sə'vaivəl]

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n. 生存,幸存者

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defend [di'fend]

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v. 防护,辩护,防守

 

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