One cat owner in Guanghzou said people are afraid to let their pets leave the house for fear they will get nabbed.

一名在广州的猫主人说现在人们都不会让自己的猫咪在室外到处走动，因为他们害怕猫咪会被抓走。

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Sophie let herself quickly into the red house. As always, her cat Sherekan managed to slink out of the bushes, jump onto the front step, and slip in through the door before she closed it behind her.

她迅速走进红房子里，像往常一样，她的猫咪雪儿溜出草丛，跳上前门台阶，在她关上门之前溜了进来。

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The Lord says to the cat, "You lived a good life, and if there is any way I can make your stay in heaven more comfortable, please let me know."

上帝对猫说，“你度过了有用的一辈子，要有啥法子让你在天堂生活的舒舒服服地，就快让俺知道。”

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And now let's suppose that your parents are going away for the weekend and they leave you with the following instructions: If it's raining tomorrow morning, when you wake up, you are to close the windows, open the door and let the cat in, phone the grocer and have him send over the following list of groceries. All right.

现在假设你们的父母这周末,离开了，给你们留下了,以下的一些指示：,如果明天早上下雨了，醒来的时候，要把窗户关好，打开门,让猫进来，打电话给杂货店并且让他,送来以下的生活用品，好的。

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