Somehow, Otto knew, and during those days he became her cat child, giving her life purpose.

但是奥托知道，在那些日子里，它成了我母亲的猫孩子，并赋予她生活的目的。

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A child first labels the household pet cat as a "cat" and then generalizes this label to other animals that look like it.

孩子先把家养的宠物猫称为“猫”，然后把这个称呼扩大到其他看起来像猫的动物。

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The findings suggest that just as a parent's personality can affect the personality of a child, the same is true for a cat and its owner.

研究结果表明，正如父母的个性会影响孩子的个性一样，猫和它的主人之间也是如此。

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Children might call a child who is easily frightened a fraidy cat or a scaredy cat.

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Turn over a new leaf: Pairing recall training exercises, such as fetch, with a name change can help reinforce good behavior, says Burckhalter, whose pack includes three dogs, one cat, a human child and a husband.

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She also recommends desensitizing the (poor) cat by playing a recording of a baby crying, and perhaps having a friend's child come over to play so the cat gets used to kids, and presumably is then less prone to a full blown freakout when sticky hands grab its tail.

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