英译中 | 猫聪明吗？

Are cats intelligent?

猫聪明吗？

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My Mom had a cat that we nicknamed YCBYD. It stands for, “You’re Cute But You’re Dumb.” She was incredibly sweet and cuddly, but she couldn’t think her way out of a paper bag. Literally. On several occasions.

我妈养过一只猫，我们给它取名YCBYD。YCBYD的意思是“虽然你可爱但是你是笨笨的”。它非常的贴心惹人爱，但是它却不懂怎么从一个纸袋中翻出来。真的，好几次了。

Some years later I had a cat named TomBob. His nickname was the Little Cat Scientist. He figured out how to open the cabinet where his kibble was kept, pull the box off the shelf and help himself to a midnight snack. If you took too long in the bathroom, he would stand on his hind legs, open the door and come stare at you until you were ready to feed him. He would pat my eyelids with his paws very gently to get me to wake up. He knew that once my eyes were open, breakfast was on the way. Not my nose. Not my cheeks. Only my eyes. He loved bubble wrap. he would walk onto it and find the unpopped bubbles and pop them with his claws. Every single one until they were all gone. And he liked to play Jenga. He wasn’t very good at it, but every time we set up the tiles, he would comes sit and stare at them, waving his tail gently back and forth. The minute we looked away, bang, crash, Jenga tiles all over the floor!

过了几年我也养了一只猫叫TomBob。它的昵称叫小小猫科学家。它自己学会打开放着猫粮的橱柜，以及从架子上取下装有猫粮的盒子，然后半夜吃起宵夜。如果你洗澡洗太久了，它会用后腿站起打开浴室门，直勾勾盯到你给它喂食为止。它会用猫掌轻轻地拍我的眼睑叫我起床。它知道只要我醒了，它就有早餐吃了。它不拍我的鼻子、我的脸颊，只拍我的眼睑。它非常喜欢塑料气泡。它会踩在上面然后找到那些没破的气泡，用爪子弄破。它会一个个弄破直到全部气泡都憋了为止。它还非常喜欢玩抽积木。虽然它不是太拿手，但是每次我们开始把积木垒起来的时候，它总会凑近坐下，轻轻地来回摇着尾巴盯着积木。我们视线一离开积木，啪，地板上就都是倒塌的积木。

So I guess cats are like humans. Some are a lot smarter than others.

所以我猜猫跟人一样，一些总是比另一些聪明很多。

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