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'Purrfect' day means taking cat
photos in the hutong
扫码听讲解 北京胡同+猫猫+老外=？
文章导读
“老猫房上睡，一辈传一辈”说的就是很多习性都是传下来的，而“老
猫房上睡”也是很多人回忆老北京风貌的一景色。即便是如今走在北京的胡
同里，准保没几步就能瞅见一只猫。一般它们都是在大杂院门口眯着，在房
顶上趴着，在哪棵老树上头杠爪子，这种猫有个“学名”，叫“老北京胡同
猫”。他们的粉丝众多，且吸引着新一代年轻人，让他们逐渐成为“吸猫重
度患者”。而猫、北京胡同再加上外国人，很难想象会是怎么样的剧情将这
三个看似风马牛不相及的关键词紧密地联系在一起。快来跟随今天China
Daily的文章来看品味一下平凡生活中的乐趣吧。
课前讨论
① “abandon”除了放弃，还有什么意思？
② “一群人”有哪些说法？
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文章讲解
I've developed an odd habit. Wandering, as I often do, along one of many of
Beijing's historical hutong, I snap photos that I'll never print out. I take photos of
strange architectural choices, traditional doors, statues of lions, hidden hipster
cafes and, yes, photos of people taking photos of cats.
重 点 单 词 odd [ d] adj.反常的； 重 点 单 词 architectural
奇怪的；单数的【例】The [ ɑ k tekt r l] adj.建筑学的；建筑
neighbours thought him very odd.邻 上的
居们认为他很怪。
译
我养成了一个怪癖。我常常在北京历史悠久的胡同里漫步闲逛，拍一些永远也不会打印出
来的照片：奇怪的建筑、传统的中国门，石狮子雕像、隐秘的潮流咖啡馆，以及，人们给
猫拍照的照片。
The more gentrified of Beijing's hutong are visited upon by many furred felines,
who lounge on doorsteps in the sun with hedonistic abandon as if they own the
place. Like none other in the animal kingdom, cats give off this kind of rock-star
vibe. They have the "I don't care" attitude, they are meticulously preened, and
they attract swarms of paparazzi.
重 点 单 词 abandon [ b nd n] n. 重 点 单 词 preen [pri n] 精心打扮;
放纵 【例1】We danced with wild 刻意修饰【例】Brian always spends
abandon. 我们尽情地跳舞。【例2】 ages preening (himself) before he goes
An intense life, for instance, can be out. 布莱恩出门前总是花很长时间精心
lived with abandon. 举个例子，一段 打扮。
热烈的人生可能伴随着放纵。
重 点 单 词 swarm [sw m] n. 一大群（蜜蜂等昆虫）【例】A swarm
of/Swarms of photographers followed the star's car. 成群结队的记者跟在这位
电影明星的车后。 v. （人群）涌往【例】People swarmed to the stores,
buying up everything in sight. 人们成群地涌到商场，看到什么就买什么。
译
北京更为大型的胡同里有很多毛茸茸的猫咪，它们躺在门口台阶上晒着太阳，尽情地享受
着，似乎它们是这里的主人。在动物王国中，只有猫能散发出摇滚明星的气质。总以一种
“我不在乎”的态度示人，它们外表精致，吸引着成群的“狗仔队”。
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It has become an ever-increasingly often sight to see a parading puss
surrounded by keen paps, crouching, hunching themselves over, contorting their
bodies into tantric positions and gurning in effort, to get the best snap of this cat.
重 点 单 词 contort [k n t t] v. 重 点 单 词 gurn [ɡ rn] = girn
【例】His face contorted with v. 做俏皮相；扮鬼脸 【释】to make a
bitterness and rage. 他的脸因仇恨 ridiculous or unpleasant face
和愤怒而扭曲。
长 难 句 分 析 It (形式主语) has become (谓语) an ever-increasingly often sight
(宾语) to see a parading puss (真正的主语) surrounded by keen paps (过去分词短
语作后置定语，修饰puss), crouching (现在分词1作状语), hunching (现在分词2
作状语) themselves over, contorting (现在分词3作状语) their bodies into tantric
positions and gurning (现在分词4作状语，与前面三个并列，其逻辑主语皆为
paps) in effort, to get the best snap of this cat (to do不定式作目的状语).
译
我越发经常看到一只招摇过市的猫咪被兴冲冲的“狗仔们”包围，他们蹲下来，弓着背，
将自己的身体扭曲成瑜伽一般的姿势，还扮鬼脸，为的就是拍到猫咪的精彩瞬间。
I remember the very first time it happened as if it were yesterday. I was rounding
a corner of the Yangmeizhu Hutong to the west of Qianmen, when I stumbled
upon a scrum of people jostling. I thought, "Hello What's this A fight on the
otherwise peaceful streets of historical Beijing "
重 点 词 组 stumble upon/on/across 重 点 单 词 scrum [skr m]n. 相互拥
【例】Workmen stumbled upon the 挤的人群 【例】There was a real
mosaic while digging foundations for a scrum when the bus arrived. 公共汽
new building. 工人们在挖一栋新楼的 车到站时，人们一窝蜂都往上挤。
地基时偶然发现了那幅镶嵌画。
重 点 单 词 otherwise [ wa z] adv. 除此以外【例】The decorations for the
games have lent a splash of colour to an otherwise drab city. 运动会的装饰为这
个平时乏味的城市增添了几抹色彩。
译
我还记得第一次目睹的样子，仿佛昨天刚发生一样。我当时路过前门西杨梅竹斜街的一
个转角，无意中看到一群人推推搡搡。我想，“等等，这是什么情况？有人在这片祥和
的老北京街道上打架吗？”
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I was quickly proved mistaken. Instead, I discovered this excited rabble was
eagerly taking photos of a cat. And it was loving it too, you could tell. It had its
shoulders pushed forward, haunches tilted, head extended upward at 45-degree
angle. What a pro. I swear it was even pouting. Or it winked at me, one or the
other.
重 点 单 词 rabble [ r bl] n. 乌合 重 点 单 词 pouting [pa t ] v.噘嘴；
之众 【释】A rabble is a crowd of 生气
noisy people who seem likely to
cause trouble.
译
很快，我知道我错了。我发现这群人正争相给一只猫拍照。看得出来，猫也很享受。它
两肩前推，扭着腰胯，45度角仰望天空，真会摆姿势！我发誓它还甚至撅着嘴。要么，
它就是在向我抛媚眼呢。
A strange feeling came over me as I observed this growing huddle. I want to
take a photo of the people taking photos of this cat. It almost became a game as
to see how many people taking a photo of this cat I could get in the frame. I
reckon at one point I got at least six.
重 点 单 词 huddle [ h dl] n. 挤在一起的一群人或东西 【例】huddle room
小型会议室 【例】The judges went into a huddle to decide the winner. 评委
们围成一团商量决定谁是获胜者。
译
随着人越聚越多，我突然萌生了一种奇怪的感觉。我想给那些给猫拍照的人拍张照片。
这几乎成了一个游戏，我想看看镜头里到底能装下多少个给这只猫拍照的人。我敢说，
有一次我拍到了至少六个人。
As with the gamification of basically every industry on the planet, I'm now
hooked on this strange obsession, and actively seek it out when the
opportunity presents itself. And because of this, my camera is always by my
side, or hanging from my neck, generally. Hopefully, if I collect enough of
these cat-people-photo-taking photos, some niche book publisher might cut me
a deal.
重 点 词 组 be/get/become hooked on 【例】Many have become hooked on
power and money. 很多人都变得迷恋权力和金钱。
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重 点 单 词 niche [ni ; n t ] n. 利 重 点 词 组 cut a deal 达成协议，
基，细分领域 【例】He has 成交 【例】When I came to office, I
carved/made a niche for himself as a inherited a deal cut by my predecessor.
financial advisor. 他成为了财务顾 当我上任时，我继承了我的前任达
问，为自己找到了合适的发展方 成的协议。
向。
译
就像如今世界上每个行业都在游戏化一样，我如今迷上了这个奇怪的癖好，一有机会就
绝不错过。也正因如此，我总把相机放身边，或者挂在脖子上。或许有朝一日我攒足了
这些“猫奴拍猫”的照片，会有小众的出版商和我签下协议给我出书呢。
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