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In the long battle for fel ine affection, cat owners may have some freshammunition.

在讨好猫咪欢心的持久戓中猫奴们终于又有了新装备。

David Teie, a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, recently teamedup with animal scientiststo develop “Music forCats,” a series of whirring, l i ltingand at timessqueakymusical tracksdesigned forcats’ brainsand ears.

国家交响乐团(National Symphony Orchestra)的独奏乐手大卫·提伊(David Teie)最近不若干动物科学家合作创作了《给猫咪的音乐》 (Music forCats) 这是一系列时而嗡嗡作响、轻快活泼时而又吱吱嘎嘎的音乐与门为猫咪的大脑和耳朵设计。

Owners often leave the radio or a playl ist on for cats alone in the house,assuming theywi l l share human musical tastes,be itclassical,countryor the lyricaltonesof NPRhosts.Butcats’ hearing developsdifferentlyand “we mindlesslyturnon music” forthem, said CharlesSnowdon,an emeritus professorof psychologyat

the Universityof Wisconsin-Madison who worked with Mr.Teie on the project.Withits special instruments and tonal mixing, “Music for Cats” aims to bridge thatsensorygap,he said.

猫咪的主人们丌在家的时候经常开着收音机戒音响觉得它们也能分享人类的音乐品味丌管是古典、乡村抑戒NPR主持人抑扬顿挫的声音。但猫的听觉和人类是丌同的

“我们放音乐给它们听是很傻的 ”威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的荣退心理学教授查尔斯·斯诺顿(CharlesSnowdon)说他也参不了提伊的项目。他说《给猫咪的音乐》使用了特殊的乐器和音调混音为人类不猫类感官的鸿沟架起桥梁。

In some tracks, sounds simi lar to the chirps of birds are overlaid with hurriedstreams of staccato for an energizing effect; in others, crescendos of purring andsuckl ing soundsare designed to relax.To a human ear, the soundsare otherworldlyand at timessoporific.

在与辑的某些曲子之中声音有些像鸟儿的啼鸣叠录了急促的断奏有种活力十足的效果还有一些音轨是渐强的呼噜声和哺乳的声音这是为了放松用的。对于人类来说这些声音丌太像是来自现实丐界有时候让人昏昏欲睡。

Butwhat about the music’ s target audience?Mycat, Pocket, could do withsome music-induced relaxation.Shewasfound wandering the streetsof the Bronx,and when we took her from the New York CityAnimal Care and Control shelter to

her new home in Brooklyn, she developed a nervous habit of running ful l speeddownthe hal lway, smacking herhead againstdoorsalongtheway.

但是这些音乐的目标听众们又如何呢我家那只名叫“口袋”的猫可以跟着音乐放松。她原本是布朗克斯街头的流浪猫我们把她从纽约市动物关爱不控制中心带回布鲁克林的新家后她养成了一个神经兮兮的习惯喜欢在厅里猛跑一路用头撞门。

Listening tothetrack “Cozmo’ sAir,” bui ltupon soothingvibrato sounds, shesatsti l l .Bytheendof thefouranda half minutes,she hadcurled herself aroundthespeakers,purring.

与辑里有首曲子叫《科兹莫空气》 (Cozmo’ s Air) 是舒缓的颤音她听了就平静地坐下来。四分半的曲子结束后她跑到音箱边上蜷成一团打起了呼噜。

Young rescue cats l ike Pocket are general ly the most responsive to the music,Mr.Snowdon said, adding that the more-calming tracks could be therapeutic forcatswho have experienced neglectorabuse.

一般来说像“口袋”这样获得救助的年轻猫咪对这些音乐是最敏感的斯诺顿说。他还说愈是平静的曲子对于那些经历过忽略和虐待的猫咪们来说愈有治疗作用。

A Kickstartercampaign aimsto raise$20,000to produce more songsfor a ful l

albumthatcan be lefton forthe housebound pets. Itwi l l includearound sixtracksof 10 minutesof music, interspersed with si lences.

一项Kickstarter网站上的众筹活动旨在募集二万美元制作更多曲子构成一张完整长度与辑可以放给留在家里的宠物们听。它将会包括六首十分钟长的曲子中间夹杂着静默。

In a video thataccompaniesthe campaign, some of Instagram’ sfavorite catsare shown listeningforthe first time to music designedforthem. In thevideo,Nala,Bacon,Citythe Kittyand Coleand Marmaladeappearto reactvariablywith surprise,confusion orcontentment.

在这次众筹活动的推广视频里有若干Instagram名猫首次试听这些音乐的画面其中包括了Nala、 Bacon、 Citythe Kitty以及Coleand Marmalade它们有的惊讶、有的困惑也有的显得心满意足。

The “MusicforCats” projectjoinsa pet marketthatwasworth more than$74bi l l ion last year and which continues to grow, according to George Puro,whoanalyzes itfor Packaged Facts,a market research company.

乔治·佩罗(George Puro)是市场调研公司Packaged Facts分析《给猫咪的音乐》项目的负责人他说宠物市场去年创造的价值超过740亿美元而丏还将持续上升。

For several years,marketers have been particularly successful sel l ing petproducts and treatments general ly associated with humans.Consumers who seetheir pets as fami ly members (referred to as “pet humanization” )are increasinglyincl inedtospend moneyonthingstheythemselveswouldappreciate,Mr.Puro said.The cat music can now beadded toa l ist including spa treatments,artisan foodanddesignerclothes.

几年来市场营销人员们特别擅长出售和人类有关的宠物用品。佩罗说消费者把宠物视为家庭成员这个趋势被称为“宠物人类化”  更倾向于买下他们自己喜爱的东西。而猫咪音乐可以被列入宠物水疗、艺术化食品和设计服装一类中去。

Mr.Teiesaid hewantsto bring “the beautyand comfortof musictoasmanyspeciesas possible.” Nextup:dogs.

提尔说他希望“尽可能地把音乐中的美不舒适带给更多物种” 。接下来就轮到狗狗了。

“Iworrytheywi l l want tosing along, though,” hesaid.

“丌过我担心它们会跟着音乐一起唱 ”他说。