壁炉生起来了

类别：生活方式

严寒冬日里生起壁炉，猫咪精准抢占最暖和的位置，人猫共享温暖时光。

时长 53 秒 · 语速 155 wpm

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It was minus twenty outside. 外头零下二十度。

The windows had ice on the inside corners. 窗户内侧的边角都结了冰。

I built the fire the way my grandfather taught me. 我照着爷爷教我的法子生起了火。

One match. 就用了一根火柴。

A small flame, then a bigger one. 先是一点小火苗，接着火势变大了。

Then the first crack, like a knuckle, as the wood caught. 木头引着的时候，发出了第一声脆响，像掰手指关节一样。

I turned around to get my blanket. 我转身去拿我的毯子。

When I turned back, the cat was there. 等我转过身来，猫已经在那里了。

Right in front of the fire, 就在炉火正前方，

in the exact center of the warmest spot, 不偏不倚趴在最暖和的地方，

stretched out to her full length. 整个身子拉得老长。

Her eyes were already closed. 她的眼睛都闭上了。

She had been asleep upstairs. 刚才明明还在楼上睡着呢。

I don't know how she knew. 我都不知道她是怎么发觉的。

I think cats can hear warmth. 我觉得猫能听见温暖的声音。

"That's my spot," I said. “那是我的位置，”我说道。

She opened one eye, and closed it again. 她睁开一只眼瞄了一下，又闭上了。

So I sat down on the floor beside her. 于是我就挨着她在地上坐了下来。

There was room, just. 地方勉强还够。

You can't argue with a cat about comfort. 说到舒坦，你可争不过一只猫。

She's the expert. 她才是这方面的行家。