Do Cats Really Have Nine L ives?貓真的有九條命嗎？

CJ Cruz　長庚

We all love our cats. They might be grumpy1 animals that would knock2 thingsover around the house， curl up3 on us when we’re down， and sometimes even whenwe’re busy！ We like to think they would always be there for us since they have ninelives， right？ As much as we want our cats’nine lives to be true， it is a myth4. Herecomes the question. Where did this myth start？

我們都愛我們的貓。它們可能是脾氣暴躁的動物，會把房子里的東西撞倒，在我們情緒低落時會蜷縮在我們身上，有時甚至是在我們忙的時候！我們往往認為它們會一直在我們身邊，因為它們有九條命，對吧？盡管我們非常希望貓有九條命是真的，但這是一個錯誤的觀點。那么問題來了。這個錯誤的觀點是從哪里開始的呢？

The legend5 of the cat爺s nine lives

貓有九條命的傳說

No one knows who started the myth of the nine lives of cats， and there are norecordings6 of when and where it was first made， either. In one of WilliamShakespeare’s most famous plays， ， he wrote： “Good king of cats，nothing but one of your nine lives.”

沒有人知道是誰最先說出貓有九條命這個錯誤觀點，也沒有關于該觀點第一次出現的時間和地點的記錄。在威廉·莎士比亞最著名的戲劇之一《羅密歐與朱麗葉》中，他寫道：“善良的貓王，我所要的只不過是你九條命中的一條而已?！?/p>

Why do cats have nine lives？

為什么貓有九條命鑰

The cats are known to be very good at jumping. Theycan fall from high places and still land7 on their feet. In NewYork a cat fell from a 32-story8 building and still lived.

眾所周知，貓非常善于跳躍。它們可以從高處墜落，但仍然安穩落地。在紐約，一只貓從一棟32 層樓的建筑上跳下來，然后還安然無恙。

That maybe where the idea of cats having nine lives came from.This is all thanks to the cat’s body， of course. Cats evolved9 from living in trees.They know how to jump up and down.

這也許就是貓有九條命這個觀點的由來。當然，這都要歸功于貓的身體結構。貓是從生活在樹上進化而來的。它們知道如何跳上跳下。

Why is it 野nine冶lives？

為什么是野九冶條命鑰

We always asked why and how cats have nine lives， but have you ever thoughtwhy it is nine？ In some culture， the number nine is very important and specialbecause of its composition10 of three groups of three. So people believed cats hadsuper powers and nine lives.

我們總是問貓為什么會有及如何擁有九條命，但你想過為什么是九條命嗎？在有的文化中，數字九是非常重要和特殊的，因為它由三組數字三組成。于是人們相信貓有超能力和九條命。

So the answer is no. Cats don’t have nine lives， no matter how much we wouldwant them to.

所以答案是否定的。貓沒有九條命，不管我們多么希望它們有。

（英語原文選自：thefactsite.com）