猫给人的印象是非常高冷，不像狗那样和人亲近。但是科学研究表明，在心理层面上，猫和狗一样，都很依恋主人。
Your cat does love you
by Kat Eschner
Cats can seem mysterious and aloof（冷漠的）. They stare at nothing for hours on end and have very specific petting requirements. But a new study from animal behavior researchers suggests they're not actually above it all. It's possible that felines attach to their people just like dogs and babies do.
mysterious /mɪˈstɪəriəs/ adj. 神秘的（由mystery加后缀-ous变成形容词）
stare /steə(r)/ v. 盯着看
on end 连续不停地
specific /spəˈsɪfɪk/ adj. 特定的、具体的
pet /pet/ v. 抚摸宠物
requirement /rɪˈkwaɪəmənt/ n. 需求（由require加后缀-ment变成名词）
researcher /rɪˈsɜːtʃə(r)/ n. 研究者（由research加上表示人的后缀-er）
suggest /səˈdʒest/ v. 提出、表明
be above it all 高于一切（指很超然，什么都不在乎）
feline /ˈfiːlaɪn/ n. 猫
attach /əˈtætʃ/ v. 依恋
This is the first study to look at cat attachment by looking at bonding styles, the same way researchers study dogs and human babies, says Kristyn Vitale, who researches cat behavior at Oregon State University. Studying these loyalty methods in animals can show us how similar our bonds with our pets are to those with other humans.
attachment /əˈtætʃmənt/ n. 依恋（由attach加后缀-ment变成名词）
bond /bɒnd/ v. 建立紧密联系
loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti/ n. 忠诚
bond /bɒnd/ n. 紧密联系
Both babies and dogs display the same basic attachment styles – secure or one of two types of insecure attachment – although they manifest differently in different species, Vitale says. Individuals with secure attachment are able to use their caregiver as a base and approach the world with confidence. Those who have avoidant-insecure attachment will try to stay away from their caregiver, because they don't feel safe, and those with ambivalent-insecure attachment will go to their caregiver and demand attention, but not be able to use their caregiver as a source of genuine confidence.
secure /sɪˈkjʊə(r)/ adj. 安全的、有安全感的
insecure /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə(r)/ adj. 没有安全感的（由secure加上表示否定的前缀in-）
manifest /ˈmænɪfest/ v. 显现
species /ˈspiːʃiːz/ n. 物种（单数和复数都是species）
individual /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/ n. 个人、个体
caregiver /ˈkeəˌɡɪvə(r)/ n. 照料者
base /beɪs/ n. 基地、大本营
approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ v. 接近、应对
confidence /ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)ns/ n. 自信、信心
avoidant /əˈvɔɪdənt/ adj. 回避的、回避型的（由avoid加后缀-ant变成形容词）
ambivalent /æmˈbɪvələnt/ adj. 矛盾的、矛盾型的
source /sɔːs/ n. 来源、源头
genuine /ˈdʒenjuɪn/ adj. 真正的
To get a better look at how cats relate to people, Vitale and her colleagues had cat and kitten owners bring their pets to the laboratory, to a room they'd never seen before. Then they ran what's known as the secure base test, which researchers use to study attachment in human babies, other primates（灵长动物）, and dogs.
relate /rɪˈleɪt/ to someone 理解某人并和其友好相处
kitten /ˈkɪt(ə)n/ n. 幼猫
run /rʌn/ v. 运行
"For two minutes, the owner and cat just sat in the room together," says Vitale. Next, the owner left and the pet spent two minutes there alone. "That alone phase acts as a potential stressor to the cat," she says. "What we see is how they then react to the owner returning."
phase /feɪz/ n. 阶段
act as 做为、充当
potential /pəˈtenʃ(ə)l/ adj. 潜在的、可能的
stressor /ˈstresə(r)/ n. 带来压力的东西、压力源（由stress加上表示人或物的后缀-or）
react /rɪˈækt/ v. 做出反应
The researchers found that approximately 65 percent of both the cats and kittens studied displayed secure attachment to their human, meaning that when the human returned they didn't display signs of stress and were content to divide their time between looking around and hanging out with their human. Those with an insecure attachment style, around 35 percent in both cases, were still stressed after their human returned and demanded excessive amounts of attention.
approximately /əˈprɒksɪmətli/ adv. 大约
stress /stres/ n. 压力
content /kənˈtent/ adj. 心满意足的
look around 四处看看
hang out 跟…一起玩
stress /stres/ v. 受到压力、焦虑不安
excessive /ekˈsesɪv/ adj. 过多的、过度的（由excess加后缀-ive变成形容词）
"What's really interesting is that we see the same patterns of behavior in dogs and babies," says Vitale. The fact that the majority of all these species seek out their caregiver for a sense of security suggests there is an evolutionary advantage to doing so.
pattern /ˈpæt(ə)n/ n. 模式
majority /məˈdʒɒrəti/ n. 大多数、大部分（由major加后缀-ity变成名词）
seek out 找寻
security /sɪˈkjʊərəti/ n. 安全（由secure加后缀-ity变成名词）
evolutionary /ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n(ə)ri/ adj. 进化的（由evolution加后缀-ary变成形容词）
It's not news that cats are attached to their people, says animal psychologist Dennis Turner. "However, this study is still of value, as it applies modern attachment theory to cats for the first time."
psychologist /saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst/ n. 心理学家（由psychology加上表示人的后缀-ist）
of value 有价值的
apply /əˈplaɪ/ v. 运用、应用
theory /ˈθɪəri/ n. 理论
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