双语有声阅读：魔猫kitty magic(图)

【英文原文1】

 

Kitty Magic

 

After a meeting one night，I felt very tired．Eager to get home and get to sleep，I was approaching my car when I heard mew，mew，mew，mew．．．Looking under my car，I saw a teeny little kitten，shaking and crying，huddled close to the tire．

 

I have never had a fondness for cats．I‘m a dog person，thank you very much．I grew up with dogs all my young life and cats always bugged¹ me．Kind of creeped me out．I especially hated going into houses that had cat boxes．I wondered if the residents just ignored the awful smell．Plus，cats always seemed to be all over everything――not to mention their hair．And I was semiallergic to them．Suffice it to say，I had never in my life gone out of my way for a cat．

 

But when I knelt down and saw this scared little red tabby mewing like crazy，something inside urged me to reach out to pick her up．She ran away immediately．I thought，Okay，well，I tried，but as I went to get into my car，I heard the kitten mewing again．That pitiful mewing really pulled at my heart，and I found myself crossing the street to try to find her．I found her and she ran．I found her again and she ran again．This went on and on．Yet I just couldn’t leave her．Finally，I was able to grab her．When I held her in my arms，she seemed so little and skinny and very sweet．And she stopped mewing！

 

It was totally out of character，but I took her into my car with me．The kitty freaked out，screeching and running at lightning speed all over the car，until she settled herself right in my lap，of course．I didn’t know what I was going to do with her，and yet I felt compelled to bring her home．I drove home，worrying the whole way，because I knew my roommate was deathly allergic² to cats．

 

I got home very late，put the kitten in the front yard and left some milk for her．I was half hoping she would run away by the time morning came．But in the morning she was still there，so I brought her to work with me．

 

Luckily，I have a very sympathetic boss．Especially when it comes to animals．Once we had a hurt sparrow in the office for weeks that he had found and nursed back to health．All day at work，I tried to find someone who would take the kitten，but all the cat lovers were full up．

 

I still didn’t know what to do with the kitty，so I took her on some errands with me when I left work．Again she freaked out in the car and this time wedged herself under the seat．My last stop that afternoon was at my parents’ house．

 

Recently my father had been diagnose d with prostate cancer．He had undergone hormone³ treatment and the doctors now felt they had arrested the cancer．At least for the present．I liked to go there as often as I could．

 

That afternoon，parked in front of my parents’ house，I was trying to coax⁴ the kitten out from under the seat when she zoomed⁵ out of the car and into the neighbors’ bushes．There are a lot of bushes in that neighborhood，and I realized after looking for a while that it was a lost cause．I felt a bit sad but consoled my self that this area had many families with kids．Surely someone would find her and give her a good home，I told myself．

 

魔 猫

 

一天晚上开完会，我累极了，就想回家睡觉，我走近我的汽车的时候，听见喵喵喵的叫声，往车底下一看，只见有只很小的猫，紧靠着轮胎，浑身颤抖，叫个不停。

 

我从来就不喜欢猫。请允许我直说，我是个爱狗的人。从小到大，我生活中总有狗相伴我成长，可是我总腻味猫，它让我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。我尤其讨厌进有养猫箱的人家。我怀疑那些人家里的人是不是闻不见那可怕的味。再说，猫哪儿都去，更别提那猫毛啦。我对猫有些过敏。只需说，我一生从来没有特别为一只猫而做过什么。

 

可是当我低身看见这只深色斑纹小猫吓得拼命地叫的时候，内心有股力量促使我伸手抱起它来。可它却一下子跑了。我心想，这可不怪我，我尽力了。可是我刚要上车，又听见它喵喵叫。那可怜的叫声真揪我的心，我竟然穿过街去找它。我发现了它，可它又脱身跑了。再找到它，它又跑掉了。可我不能就此撒手不管。我终于抓住了它，把它搂在怀里，它显得那么瘦小，可非常可爱。而且它不再喵喵叫了。

 

虽与我的本性相悖，但我还是抱着它上了车。那猫过度惊慌，在车里尖叫着，以闪电般的速度到处乱窜。最后它还是在我腿上趴下。我不知道要拿它怎么办，可我觉得带它回家是我该做的事。我一路开回家，担心着，因为我知道我的室友对猫高度过敏。

 

到家时已经很晚了，我把猫安置在前院，给它倒了些牛奶。我或多或少希望它天亮前就走了。可是第二天早上，它还在那儿。我只好带着它去上班。幸运的是，我有个富有同情心的上司，他尤其同情动物。有一回，他捡到的一只受伤的麻雀在我们办公室待了好几个星期，一直养到痊愈。那一整天，我在办公室试着给猫找个主，可是所有养猫的人都不想再添一只了。

 

我还是不知道该怎么处理这只小猫。于是就带它外出去办几件事。它在车里还是那么惊慌，不过这回它钻到了座椅底下。那天下午最后一站是我父母家。

 

前些日子我父亲被诊断得了前列腺癌，接受过激素治疗。医生认为癌细胞已经得到控制，至少目前没有扩散。我一有可能就去看望他。

 

那天下午，我把车停在我父母家门口后想把小猫从座椅底下哄出来，可它嗖地一下窜出汽车，跑进了邻居花园的灌木丛。那个居民区里长着许多灌木，找了一会儿之后，我知道没希望了。我有点不安，可又自我安慰地想这一带住着许多有孩子的人家。肯定有人会发现它，给它提供一个良好的安身之处的。

 

1 bugged   

vt.在…装窃听器（bug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The police have bugged his office. 警察在他的办公室装了窃听器。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had bugged off before I had a chance to get a word in. 我还没来得及讲话，他已经走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。

3 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

4 coax   

v.哄诱，劝诱，用诱哄得到，诱取

参考例句：

• I had to coax the information out of him.我得用好话套出他掌握的情况。
• He tried to coax the secret from me.他试图哄骗我说出秘方。

5 zoomed   

v.（飞机、汽车等）急速移动( zoom的过去式 )；（价格、费用等）急升，猛涨

参考例句：

• Traffic zoomed past us. 车辆从我们身边疾驰而过。
• Cars zoomed helter-skelter, honking belligerently. 大街上来往车辆穿梭不停，喇叭声刺耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》