For some cats, the privet hedges and gravel paths

对一些猫来说 我们后花园外的

off our back gardens are a battle ground.

女贞树篱和砾石小径就是战场

There was one cat that came into the garden.

曾经有只猫进了花园

It wasn't so much a fight,

那其实也不算一场大战

it was a showdown between the two of them,

是他们俩之间的一次对决

sort of staring at each other.

大概就是瞪着对方这样

He was out all the time, he was like the king cat of the close,

他总是跑出去 就像是这一带的猫王

and he was always fighting

总在打架

and literally no-one would come...

确实没有猫会过来

Any other cat would be, like, "Oh, it's Kato."

别的猫会像这样 啊 那是凯托

I heard this tremendous fight going on, so I got the ladder,

我听到这次大战的声音 就拿了梯子

climbed up the hedge to see what was going on,

爬上树篱看看发生了什么事

and the cat was having a fight with the neighbour's cat

就看到他正在树篱顶上

on top of the hedge.

跟邻居家的猫大打出手

On top of the hedge?

在树篱顶上

- That was... Scarface? - Scarface.

-那是 疤面? -是疤面

He does come in occasionally,

他的确偶尔会过来

frightens the life out of them.

把他们都吓坏了

Charlie runs up the stairs to hide.

查理爬上楼梯藏起来了

Scientists think that many cats have a territory

科学家认为很多猫的领地

much smaller than its home range.

要比家的范围小得多

重点解释：

1.so much 这么多； 非常

例句：He is not so much a genius as a hard worker.

他的努力胜于天分。

2.climb up 爬上； 攀援

例句：Cats often find it easier to climb up a tree than to climb down.

猫爬树往往是爬上去比爬下来容易些。

3.run up 上涨

例句：The hotel bill might run up to￡500.

旅馆账单也许高达500英镑。