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Why do cats act so weirdly?

爲什麼貓會有奇怪行爲

貓是非常可愛而且有趣的動物，但是它們的一些奇怪行爲總是令人有很多的困惑，上躥下跳，四處抓撓，喜歡待在小空間裏……許多人可能會問：貓爲什麼這個樣子的呢？其實，貓的這一系列奇怪的舉動來自它們遠祖的生活習慣，據說，貓的呼嚕聲居然還能促進細胞再生？趕緊點開視頻看看，貓的這些奇怪行爲背後的科學道理吧。

相關英語詞彙

Pounce 英 [paʊns] 美 [paʊns]

1. [V] 猛撲；突襲 to move suddenly forwards in order to attack or catch sb/sth

舉例：The lion crouched ready to pounce.

獅子蹲下身，準備猛撲。

相關短語：

Pounce on/upon sth 一眼看出，抓住機會（以便批評）

Bounce 英 [baʊns] 美 [baʊns]

1. [V] （使）彈起，彈跳；反射if sth bounces or you bounce it, it moves quickly away from a surface it has hit or you make it do this.

舉例：The ball bounced twice before he could reach it.

球彈了兩次他才接到。

2. [V] （of a person 人）（在…上）跳動，蹦 to jump up and down on sth

舉例：She bounced up and down excitedly on the bed.

她興奮地在牀上蹦蹦跳跳。

3. [V] （向某人）試探地透露（主意）to tell sb your ideas in order to find out what they think about them

舉例：He bounced ideas off colleagues everywhere he went.

他在同事中逢人便試探地說出自己的想法。

4. [V] 解僱；開除；攆走；逐出 to force sb to leave a job, team, place, etc.

舉例: He was soon bounced from the post.

他不久就被解僱了。

相關短語：

Be bouncing off the walls 精力充沛得待不住；激動得難以平靜

Bounce back 恢復健康（或信心等）；重整旗鼓

Bounce sb into sth 追逼（或催逼）別人做某事

Cram 英 [kræm] 美 [kræm]

1. [V] 把…塞進；擠滿；塞滿 to push or force sb/sth into a small space; to move into a small space with the result that it is full

舉例：I managed to cram down a few mouthfuls of food.

我好歹狼吞虎嚥地喫了幾口東西。

2. [V] （爲應考）臨時死記硬背 to learn a lot of things in a short time, preparation for an exam

舉例：He's been cramming for his exams all week.

他整個星期都一直在拼命準備應考。

Entertain 英 [en.təˈteɪn] 美 [en.t̬ɚˈteɪn]

1. [V] （尤指在自己家中）招待，款待 to invite people to eat or drink with you as your guests, especially in your home

舉例：The job involves a lot of entertaining.

這項工作需要經常設宴招待客人。

2. [V] 使有興趣；使快樂；娛樂 to interest and amuse sb in order to please them

舉例：He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.

他既講故事又說笑話，把我們逗得樂了好幾個小時。

3. [V] 心存，懷有（想法、希望、感覺等） to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea, a hope, a feeling, etc.

舉例：He had entertained hopes of reconciliation.

他曾對和解抱有希望。

Promote 英 [prəˈməʊt] 美 [prəˈmoʊt]

1. [V] 促進；推動 to help sth to happen or develop

舉例：policies to promote economic growth

促進經濟增長的政策

2. [V] 促銷；推銷 to help sell a product, service, etc. or make it more popular by advertising it or offering it at a special price

舉例：The area is being promoted as a tourist destination.

這個地區正被推廣爲旅遊點。

3. [V] 提升；晉升to move sb to a higher rank or more senior job

舉例：She worked hard and was soon promoted.

她工作勤奮，不久就得到提升了。

4. [V] 將（體育運動隊）晉級 to move a sports team from playing with one group of teams to playing in a better group

舉例：They were promoted to the First Division last season.

上個賽季他們晉升爲甲級隊。