猫的性格实在有些古怪。说它老实吧,它的确有时候很乖。它会找个暖和的地方,成天睡大觉,无忧无虑,什么事也不过问。可是,它决定要出去玩玩,就会出走一天一夜,任凭谁怎么呼唤,它也不肯回来。说它贪玩吧,的确是呀,要不怎么会一天一夜不回家呢?可是,它听到老鼠的一点响动,又是多么尽职。它屏息凝视,一连就是几个钟头,非把老鼠等出来不可!
A cat does have a weird personality. You can say it is well-behaved, and sometimes it is. Light-hearted and careless, it may find a warm place and sleep soundly all day long. However, if it makes a decision to go out and play, then it might run away for a day and a night; however you call, it will not return. You can say it is playful, which is absolutely right. Otherwise it would have been back home long ago, wouldn’t it? However, when a cat hears any sound made by a mouse, it would turn quite responsible. Holding its breath in concentration for several hours, the cat would make up its mind to wait patiently until the mouse comes out.