1023-为啥猫不喜欢被摸肚子原创
# 翻译 Oct.22 · 2022
Here’s why cats hate belly rubs so much
这就是为什么猫如此讨厌腹部摩擦的原因（摸肚子
belly：腹部的
rub：摩擦、蹭
# WHY DOES MY CAT DRINK FROM THE FAUCET?
为什么我的猫要从水龙头处喝水
Faucet：水龙头
Some cats find running water interesting, and prefer its taste to still water, according to Debra Zoran, an internal medicine specialist.
内科专家DZ表示，一些猫觉得，流动的水很有趣，并且比起静止的水，它们更喜欢它的味道。
Some cats find running water interesting 可以改为
Some cats find that running water interesting 更利于理解
running water：流动的水
still water：静止的水
prefer：对比
internal medicine：内科专家
specialist：专家
It may also be that elevated areas, such as the kitchen sink, “make them feel safe, ” Lena Provoost, an animal behaviorist, says by email.
动物行为学家LP在邮箱中说到，也有可能是高架区域，例如厨房的水槽，会让它们感到“安全”。
elevated：高架、提高的、昂贵的
kitchen sink：厨房的水槽
behaviorist：行为主义者
# WHY DO SOME CATS DISLIKE BELLY RUBS?
为什么一些猫不喜欢腹部摩擦（摸肚子
Hair follicles on the belly and tail area are hypersensitive to touch, so petting there can be overstimulating, Provoost says.
LP说到，在腹部和尾部区域的毛孔对于触摸是超级敏感的，所以抚摸那里会产生过度的刺激。
Hair follicles：毛囊
hypersensitive：超级敏感的
petting：抚摸
overstimulating：过度刺激
“Cats prefer to be pet and scratched on the head, specifically under their chin and cheeks, ” where they have scent glands, Provoost says.
LP说到：“猫更喜欢被抚摸和抓挠头部，特别是在下巴和脸颊。”那是它们的气味腺的所在地。
pet：n.宠物 v.抚摸，调情
scratch：v.抓、挠
chin：下巴
cheek：脸颊
scent glands：气味腺（猫的气味腺是标记领地的，摸的越多猫就会觉得自己家庭地位越高，说以它也愿意让你摸😂）
Rubbing their faces on fellow felines “allows them to mix their scent together, ultimately culminating in a ‘colony scent’ in order for them to recognize who belongs in their group.” They greet us in the same way.
摩擦它们的脸在其他猫科动物上，“会让它们混合它们的气味，最终形成一种‘群体气味’，为的是识别谁是属于它们群体的。”它们以同样的方式问候我们。
on fellow felines：在其他猫科动物上
ultimately：最终
culminating：结束
colony scent：群体气味
recognize：识别
belongs in：属于
group：群体
greet us：欢迎我们
Overall, “the best advice is to read your cats’ body language, ” Provoost says.
结合所有内容，LP说到：“最好的建议就是去读你的猫的肢体语言。”
Zoran agrees, adding each cat is an individual with their own likes and dislikes, and they are “not afraid to tell us what they prefer.”
Z同意，补充到每一只猫都是有其独特的喜欢与不喜欢的，并且它们“并不害怕告诉我们他们更喜欢什么。”
individual：adj.独特的、一个人的、与众不同的
afraid：害怕
prefer：更喜欢；较喜欢
# 生肉 Oct.22 · 2022
Here’s why cats hate belly rubs so much
# WHY DOES MY CAT DRINK FROM THE FAUCET?
Some cats find running water interesting, and prefer its taste to still water, according to Debra Zoran, an internal medicine specialist.
It may also be that elevated areas, such as the kitchen sink, “make them feel safe, ” Lena Provoost, an animal behaviorist, says by email.
# WHY DO SOME CATS DISLIKE BELLY RUBS?
Hair follicles on the belly and tail area are hypersensitive to touch, so petting there can be overstimulating, Provoost says.
“Cats prefer to be pet and scratched on the head, specifically under their chin and cheeks, ” where they have scent glands, Provoost says.
Rubbing their faces on fellow felines “allows them to mix their scent together, ultimately culminating in a ‘colony scent’ in order for them to recognize who belongs in their group.” They greet us in the same way.
Overall, “the best advice is to read your cats’ body language, ” Provoost says.
Zoran agrees, adding each cat is an individual with their own likes and dislikes, and they are “not afraid to tell us what they prefer.”