瞬间秒杀听力 第544期:普通家猫

 

 The common housecat you see 

every day is very special,

It has qualities that most other pets do not have.

Though dogs have a more developed 

sense of smell than cats do,

the housecat can easily find everything 

it needs to take care of itself 

by its sense of smell.

Cats can also hear very well.

They can detect¹ the sounds of 

mice or cockroaches² at night 

while dogs are sleeping.

They are also better than dogs in their vision³.

Especially at night,cats can see very well.

They can also follow 

a flying insect without losing it,

something neither dogs nor humans can do.

The "common" housecat is truly unique.

你平常看到的普通家猫是很特别的。

它有其他大部分的宠物所没有的特质。

虽然狗的嗅觉比猫发育得更棒，

你平常看到的普通家猫是很特别的。

它有其他大部分的宠物所没有的特质。

虽然狗的嗅觉比猫发育得更棒，

家猫还是可以靠着嗅觉

轻易找到养活自己所需的东西。

猫的听觉也很好。狗在睡觉时，

猫可以在夜晚察觉到老鼠和蟑螂的声音。

猫的视力也比狗好得多，

尤其在夜晚，猫可以看得很清楚。

它们可以追着飞虫而不会跟丢，

这是狗和人类都做不到的事。

“普通”家猫事实上一点也不普通。

1 detect   

vt.察觉，发现；探测

参考例句：

• I can detect signs of improvement in your thinking.我可以察觉出你思考问题方面的进步。
• Their instruments can detect the slightest vibration.他们的仪器能探测出极微弱的震动。

2 cockroaches   

n.蟑螂( cockroach的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At night, the cockroaches filled the house with their rustlings. 夜里，屋里尽是蟑螂窸窸瑟瑟的声音。 来自辞典例句
• It loves cockroaches, and can keep a house clear of these hated insects. 它们好食蟑螂，可以使住宅免除这些讨厌昆虫的骚扰。 来自百科语句

3 vision   

n.视觉，先见之明，光景，视力，眼力，幻想，影像；vt.幻想

参考例句：

• The wall cuts across our line of vision.那面墙挡住了我们的视线。
• Much reading has impaired his vision.大量读书损害了他的视力。