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Britain’s gardeners have revealed one of their greatest pet hates—other people’s cats. Okay, they’re sadistic murderers—but is i

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问题     Britain’s gardeners have revealed one of their greatest pet hates—other people’s cats. Okay, they’re sadistic murderers—but is it fair that cats have been rated as being as detestable as rats in a poll of British gardeners?
    A new survey in the UK indicates that cats come second only to rats as the least favou77rite mammal to visit our gardens. (46)The UK’s 10 million cats have had its rough of late, drawing harsh criticism because of their bloodlust and habit of viewing the nation’s gardens as their own personal toilets.
    (47)Though the animals are the UK’s favorite pets, British gardeners have struck back by crowning the cat as one of the most unwelcome visitors—voting them only slightly more popular than rats in the new poll.
    The Mammal Society—which conducted the survey—says cats cut a swathe through the nation’s wildlife, killing around 300 million animals every year.
    "Cats are solitary predatory hunters. (48)People ask why they kill when they are clearly well-fed, but a cat’s motivation to hunt is quite separate from its desire to satisfy hunger." Even with a full stomach, a cat cannot resist the stimuli of prey passing nearby, says Ms. Heath, author of Why Does My Cat? "It doesn’t make sense for a cat to wait until it’s hungry to catch food—there may be none around then. Better to hunt when there’s the opportunity and hide the food away."
    A BBC television series has raised the question of whether cats should be kept indoors at night. (49)Wildlife experts say keeping cats locked up from dusk to dawn will prevent much of the killing they create, and will also mean they are less likely to be run over. Mammal expert Professor Steve Harris, from Bristol University, said: "The message is clear, most people are heartily sick of having their neighbors’ cats in their garden".
    Owners who have resorted to collar bells to warn prey may have underestimated feline guile. "Some cats have learned to hold their heads to minimize noise coming from the bells around their necks. Perhaps we need to admire this skill, rather than get paranoid about it."
    Even today, some view the black cat as an omen of misfortune. Spiteful people are dubbed as being "catty". A raucous cry is a "caterwaul". At work, a greedy, lazy boss is a "fat cat".
    But, to be fair, the British can’t hate cats that much. (50)A recent report found that the generosity of the British towards the cat has caused one in four of the creatures to become clinically obese.

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答案野生动物专家说从黄昏到黎明一直将猫锁在家里可以防止它们屠杀生灵，同时也减少了它们被车压死的可能。
解析 本句是复合句，句子主干结构是Wildlife experts say…keeping cats locked up from dusk to dawn will prevent much of the killing they create and will mean…是say的宾语从句；其中，动名词短语keeping cats locked up from dusk to dawn是该宾语从句的主语，will prevent和will mean是并列谓语。they create是定语从句，修饰the killing；they are less likely to be run over是mean的宾语从句。本句翻译时注意添加词汇，句中be run over翻译时，应添加"车"，这样使句意表达得更完整、明确。此外，句中the killing they create原意为"它们制造的屠杀"，在此处意译为"它们屠杀生灵"，表达更为准确、顺畅。
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