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This cat, with a permanently confused expression, is being primed by his owners to take the web by storm.这只猫咪永远都是一副迷惑的表情，他的主人正在准备让它征服网络。
易词解词（BY 丁朝阳）
permanently adv. 永久地，长期不变地
{permanent + -ly 副词后缀}
permanent adj. 永久的，永恒的；不变的
{per-, thoroughly彻底地，完全地 + -man-, to remain保持 + -ent 相当于-ing，形容词后缀 }
同源词又如：immanent adj.（指特性）天生的，内在的； （指上帝）无处不在的{im-
His eyebrows make him look surprised, prompting his owners to name him the Confused Kitten.他的眉毛看起来很惊奇，所以他的主人想到了叫他困惑喵。
A Facebook page for the young animal is picking up likes.这只小猫咪的Facebook页面正在疯狂集赞。
Owner Andy Entwistle, 40, said: ‘When he was born there were just these two little black blotches on his forehead.40岁的主人安迪·恩特威斯尔说：“他刚出生的时候额头上只有两个黑斑点。
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‘As he grew they got bigger and started to spread out, we started saying how confused he looked so I penned him “Concerned Kitten”and it’s just stuck.’“随着他长大，那两个斑点也跟着长，慢慢地散开了，我们也开始觉得他长得好困惑啊，所以我叫他‘困惑喵’，然后就一直这么叫下去了。”
The cute cat lives in Bolton.这只可爱的喵星人住在英国波尔顿。
Andy’s wife Caroline said the couple had considered giving the entire litter he was born in away, but decided not to.安迪的妻子卡罗琳说，他们曾经打算把新出生的那窝小猫都送走，但是后来没有这么做。
She said: ‘When we saw his distinctive look we couldn’t get rid of him looking like that.她说：“我们看到他长得这么与众不同，真是不舍得把他送走。
易词解词（BY 丁朝阳）
distinctive adj. 有特色的，与众不同的
{dis-, apart分开 + -stinc-, stick刺>mark标志 + -tive, having a tendency to or the quality of 有~倾向的或有~性质的} -tive=-ive, -ative, -itive
字面：刺标志以区别开
同源词又如： distinguish 区别 {dis- + -stingu- + -ish}
* Reason distinguishes man from the animals. 理性成为人与动物的区别。
‘We love Grumpy Cat so we thought we’d give him a run for his money.’“我们很喜欢‘不爽猫’[2012年凭一张臭脸在网络上走红的喵星人]，所以我们打算让他们一较高下。”
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The kitten’s real name is Gary, after Take That star Gary Barlow.小猫咪的真名叫盖瑞，是以Take That组合中的一员盖瑞·巴洛的名字命名的。
Caroline said: ‘When Gary Barlow’s singing he holds his eyebrows up to get to the high notes, and there’s definitely a resemblence.卡罗琳说：“盖瑞·巴洛飙高音的时候会眉毛上扬，他们真是像极了。
‘We decided it was a great name for him. He can’t be Confused Kitten all the time.’“我们觉得这是个好名字。他总不能一直叫‘困惑喵’啊。”
Grilled over whether the eyebrows are drawn on, Andy said: ‘A lot of people have asked us if they’re drawn on, but they’re really not.总是有人问猫咪的眉毛是不是画上去的，安迪说：“很多人问过我们猫咪的眉毛是不是画上去的。真不是。
‘It would be a bit cruel wouldn’t it really.“如果真是的话就他会难受的吧。
‘But if anyone doesn’t believe it, we’re happy to try and rub them off. They’re not going anywhere.’“要是有人不相信的话，我们很乐意试着把眉毛擦掉。肯定是擦不掉的。” | 
发表于 2016-7-27 23:20:46