The Loudest Cat? 這只英國貓可能是世界上嗓門最大的
The Loudest Cat? 這只英國貓可能是世界上嗓門最大的
英語學習點: Phrases Describing Volume 形容音量的短語
Smokey is rather camera-shy
What's that loud, droning noise?
Is it a telephone?
Or maybe a pigeon?
No, it's Smokey. This English cat might soon be named the world's loudest purrer after she made an official attempt at a world record.
Smokey's strident purr was recorded as being an ear-splitting 73 decibels. To put that in context, normal room atmosphere is a hushed 40 decibels, whereas a jet engine is a deafening 120 decibels.
Smokey's purr is roughly the same volume as a loud telephone ring and 16 times louder than a normal cat.
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The 12-year-old was recorded by a sound expert in front of four witnesses. Smokey's owner, Ruth Adams, said that her cat was surprisingly timid for an animal that makes such a racket.
"Smokey is actually quite camera-shy so I was very conscious not to upset her during the record attempt, so we kept it all very calm and low-key."
Smokey may enjoy a calm atmosphere but she's certainly not as quiet as a mouse... or indeed any pet that doesn't says boo.
The evidence from Smokey's record attempt has now been submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records.
With any luck, Smokey will have delivered a record-breaking purr-formance.
Glossary 詞匯表 (收聽發音, 請單擊英語單詞)
- droning聲音低沉單調的
- purrer咕嚕咕嚕叫的貓
- strident刺耳，尖銳的
- ear-splitting震耳欲聾的（聲音）
- decibel 分貝
- hushed安靜的
- deafening震耳欲聾的（聲音）
- witness見證人
- to make a racket搞得噼啪亂響
- camera-shy不愿上鏡頭的
- low-key低調的
- as quiet as a mouse用來形容人或動物非常安靜不作聲的成語
- to not say boo（美國英語）安靜不出聲
- purr-formance這是一種押運效果, purr 和 performance 兩個詞都以字母p開頭。
