纪录片《猫的秘密》 第18期 闯入领地

where they are using hissing¹, growling² and yowling

他们会用发出嘶嘶声 低声咆哮和嚎叫

- to really try and keep a distance from each other. - Yeah.

-来尝试赶走其他猫 -是的

And it looks as if it was reasonably effective there.

并且看起来相当有效

And this is Tigger,

这是提格

the cat whose garden he was in.

他闯进的花园的主人

She lives in the house on the other side of the common.

她住在镇子另一边的房子里

Didn't hear anything last night.

昨晚什么都没听到

We do hear fights on occasions

我们有时确实会听到打斗声

but I didn't hear anything last night.

但是昨晚什么都没有听到

I'm surprised, actually,

我很吃惊 真的

because I always thought that Tigger just let anyone in.

我总以为提格会随便放人进来

No, she doesn't. She does fight.

不是的 她确实会打架

So this is how cats establish,

这就是猫猫怎样建立

defend and even expand their territories.

保卫 甚至是扩张他们的领地的

Our night-time pictures reveal

我们的夜间照片显示

that these stand-offs are going on all the time.

这样的对峙经常发生

1 hissing   

n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视 动词hiss的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The steam escaped with a loud hissing noise. 蒸汽大声地嘶嘶冒了出来。
• His ears were still hissing with the rustle of the leaves. 他耳朵里还听得萨萨萨的声音和屑索屑索的怪声。 来自汉英文学 - 春蚕

2 growling   

n.吠声, 咆哮声 v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼

参考例句：

• We heard thunder growling in the distance. 我们听见远处有隆隆雷声。
• The lay about the deck growling together in talk. 他们在甲板上到处游荡，聚集在一起发牢骚。