英语新闻听写 偏执猫赖上超市

Stubborn Cat Refuses to Leave British Supermarket

偏执猫赖上超市

Since last year, a mysterious cat has been surprising shoppers in England, regularly appearing on one grocery store's shelves despite repeated removal attempts by staff.

去年，一只神秘的猫无视店主几次驱赶，仍然雷打不动地赖在这家超市货架上的举动着实让英国人吃了一惊。

The defiant¹ feline² was first spotted³ in the Sainsbury's supermarket back in November,

去年11月，这只挑衅力十足的猫第一次被人发现是在塞恩斯伯里超市里，

having already perfected his strange routine of hanging out, getting removed by security, and walking right back in.

这只猫充分展示了自己的奇怪行径：随处溜达，被职员赶出门，再偷摸着回来。

Since then, the cat has been kicked out many more times, but continues to haunt his favorite store.

从那以后，这只猫被驱赶了无数次，但仍是纠缠它最喜欢的这家店。

A Sainsbury's spokesperson told The Telegraph, "He lives in the house next door and he's in here every day, all the time."

塞恩斯伯里超市的发言人接受《电讯报》采访称，“他就住在隔壁的房间，每天都会来这里看看。”

Thanks to his oddly specific obsession⁴, the cat has become something of an internet celebrity⁵, even earning the title of "Animal of the Week" from Time Out London.

这只猫也因其古怪的行为一跃成为网络红人，甚至还登上了《Time Out London》“每周动物”版块的头条。

1 defiant   

adj.无礼的，挑战的

参考例句：

• With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
• He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。

2 feline   

adj.猫科的

参考例句：

• As a result,humans have learned to respect feline independence.结果是人们已经学会尊重猫的独立性。
• The awakening was almost feline in its stealthiness.这种醒觉，简直和猫的脚步一样地轻悄。

3 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

4 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

5 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。