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In 1961, a man found a strange cat on his farm in Scotland. The cat's ears were folded, bent forward, on its head. In fact, this was a new kind of cat. People named it the "Scottish Fold".
1961年，一个人在苏格兰的农场里发现了一只奇怪的猫。猫的耳朵被折起来，向前弯着，长在头上。事实上，这是一种新的猫。人们把它命名为“苏格兰折耳猫”。
[重点词汇]fold:<vt/n>折叠，交叉；皱痕；fold sth up: 把…折叠起来；fold sth in half:把某物对折； unfold:<vt>打开，展开；folded:<adj>折叠的；unfolded:<adj>打开的；bend/bent/bent:<v>弯曲，倾斜；In fact：事实上，实际上；name：<vt/n>给…命名/取名；
The Scottish Fold has a round head and large eyes. Its neck and legs are short, which makes it look very cute. Interestingly, all the Scottish Folds are born with straight and unfolded ears.
格兰折耳猫有圆头和大眼睛。它的脖子和腿很短，这使它看起来很可爱。有趣的是，所有的格兰折耳猫天生都是直耳朵。
[重点词汇] cute：可爱的；Interestingly：有趣地；
Be born with sth:与生俱来…；天生具有…; straight:直的；unfolded:打开的，张开的；folded:折叠的；
And when they are growing up day by day, some cats' ears will begin to fold. So, the Scottish Fold comes in two types: folded ears and straight ears.
当它们一天天长大，一些猫的耳朵就会开始折叠起来。因此，格兰折耳猫有两种类型：折叠耳朵和直耳朵。
[重点词汇]grow up: 长大；day by day:日复一日；一天天；begin to do sth:开始做某事；
Besides, there is a nickname for the Scottish Fold. It is the " Messenger of Peace". Why? Because the Folds are sweet and friendly animals. They can get along well with other cats. And unlike some other cats, they can even get along well with dogs!
此外，格兰折耳猫有一个昵称，“和平使者”。为什么？因为格兰折耳猫是可爱友好的动物。它们可以和其他猫相处得很好。和其他一些猫不同，它们甚至可以和狗相处得很好！
[重点词汇] nickname：昵称；Messenger：信使，信差；Peace：和平，安宁；peaceful:和平的，安宁的；friendly:<adj>友好的；get along well with sb: 和…和睦相处；unlike: <prep>不像….；
In many different environments, such as at a noisy house, or in a cat show, you can see them playing with other animals happily.
在许多不同的环境中，比如在嘈杂的房子里，或者在猫展上，你可以看到它们快乐地与其他动物玩耍。
[重点词汇]different:<adj>不同的，be different from:和…不同；be different in:在某方面不同；difference:<n>不同；environment：环境；noisy：<adj>吵闹的，嘈杂的；noise:<n>噪音，make noise制造噪音；show：<vt/n>展示，展览，表演，节目；happily：<adv>快乐的，幸福的；happy:<adj>, happiness:<n>
Well, when you come to a new school, do you think it's difficult to adapt to the new environment? Perhaps you can learn from the Scottish Fold. That is: always be sweet and friendly to others.
当你来到一所新学校时，你认为适应新环境很难吗？也许你可以向格兰折耳猫学习。那就是：永远对别人友善友善。
[重点词汇]it is difficult to do sth:做某事很困难；difficult:<adj>困难的；difficulty:<n>困难；adapt:<v>适应；改编；adapt to ：适应；adapt to doing sth: 适应做某事；be adapted from: 由…改编；Perhaps ：或许，可能；learn from: 从/向…学习；
