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I’m a cat lover； always have been. While other kids liked to pull cats’ tails and throw them and kick them， seemingly deriving joy from their squeals of discomfort， I preferred the relaxing， therapeutic vibrations of a cat’s purring to any sound on earth. I still miss having that sound to coax me into dreamland， but the cats aren’t allowed in the bedroom anymore since my wife’s allergies started acting up.
As the years pass， my aging Cantonese cats， Liono or Lolo for short， and Tyra Banks or Tyty are still quite spry， but have recently become points of contention between me， my wife and her mother. I understand the difficulties with bringing them， the cats and my wife， to the United States later this year， but I don’t have the heart to leave my furry felines behind. Besides， there’s no one here in China I trust to take care of them. And that brings us to this month’s featured articles.
All three features this month are told from the pets’point of view. So instead of putting yourself in someone else’s shoes， you can put yourself in these animals’ paws， so to speak. We start with a rather heart-wrenching tale of life and death， The Story of Whiskers， which follows a young cat from kittenhood all the way to its final breath. Then， in another tear-jerker titled How Could You？， we see a dog grow up with a loving family， only to be abandoned to an animal shelter for the rest of its days. And finally， Boss， Come Play with Me is another dog-told-tale， about how stress can make people forget about what’s really important in life.
So whether you’re a cat person like me， or a dog person like many others， just don’t forget to close your eyes， once in a while， and imagine how they must feel.
我是个爱猫之人，一直都是。其他小孩子喜欢扯猫尾巴，将它们又是扔又是踢的，似乎能从那痛苦的尖叫声中获得快感，但我更喜欢小猫发出的那种让人放松、治愈人心的咕噜咕噜声，这是我在这个世界上最喜欢的一种声音。我依然非常想念听着那种声音进入梦乡的日子，但由于我妻子的过敏症状开始复发，小猫们就不再被允许进入卧室了。
随着时间一年一年地过去，我在广州养的两只小猫的年龄也越来越大，它们是里奥诺（昵称洛洛）以及泰拉·班克斯（昵称泰泰），但是它们还是非常活泼灵敏。不过最近，它们成为了我、我妻子和岳母争执的焦点。我明白要在今年下半年把他们——小猫们和我妻子——带回美国有多困难，但我实在是不忍心把这些毛茸茸的小家伙留下来。而且，我在中国也没有什么可以信任的人来照顾它们。这也就引出了这个月的主题。
这个月的三篇主题文章皆以宠物的视角出发，尝试不以人的角度，而是以这些动物的角度来读这些故事。我们的开篇故事是一个让人十分揪心的关于生与死的故事——《小猫毛毛》，讲述了一只小猫从小到最后死亡的故事。接着，在另一篇催人泪下的故事《汪星人的控诉》中，我们目睹了一只成长在一个爱意满满的家庭里的小狗，最后却惨遭抛弃，在动物收容所度过余生。最后，《主人，来玩》则是另一个以狗的视角出发的故事，关于压力是如何让人忘记人生中最重要的东西。
所以，无论你是如我一般是个爱猫之人，还是如其他很多人一般是个爱狗之人，都别忘了要偶尔闭上双眼，想想它们的感受。
As the years pass， my aging Cantonese cats， Liono or Lolo for short， and Tyra Banks or Tyty are still quite spry， but have recently become points of contention between me， my wife and her mother. I understand the difficulties with bringing them， the cats and my wife， to the United States later this year， but I don’t have the heart to leave my furry felines behind. Besides， there’s no one here in China I trust to take care of them. And that brings us to this month’s featured articles.
All three features this month are told from the pets’point of view. So instead of putting yourself in someone else’s shoes， you can put yourself in these animals’ paws， so to speak. We start with a rather heart-wrenching tale of life and death， The Story of Whiskers， which follows a young cat from kittenhood all the way to its final breath. Then， in another tear-jerker titled How Could You？， we see a dog grow up with a loving family， only to be abandoned to an animal shelter for the rest of its days. And finally， Boss， Come Play with Me is another dog-told-tale， about how stress can make people forget about what’s really important in life.
So whether you’re a cat person like me， or a dog person like many others， just don’t forget to close your eyes， once in a while， and imagine how they must feel.
我是个爱猫之人，一直都是。其他小孩子喜欢扯猫尾巴，将它们又是扔又是踢的，似乎能从那痛苦的尖叫声中获得快感，但我更喜欢小猫发出的那种让人放松、治愈人心的咕噜咕噜声，这是我在这个世界上最喜欢的一种声音。我依然非常想念听着那种声音进入梦乡的日子，但由于我妻子的过敏症状开始复发，小猫们就不再被允许进入卧室了。
随着时间一年一年地过去，我在广州养的两只小猫的年龄也越来越大，它们是里奥诺（昵称洛洛）以及泰拉·班克斯（昵称泰泰），但是它们还是非常活泼灵敏。不过最近，它们成为了我、我妻子和岳母争执的焦点。我明白要在今年下半年把他们——小猫们和我妻子——带回美国有多困难，但我实在是不忍心把这些毛茸茸的小家伙留下来。而且，我在中国也没有什么可以信任的人来照顾它们。这也就引出了这个月的主题。
这个月的三篇主题文章皆以宠物的视角出发，尝试不以人的角度，而是以这些动物的角度来读这些故事。我们的开篇故事是一个让人十分揪心的关于生与死的故事——《小猫毛毛》，讲述了一只小猫从小到最后死亡的故事。接着，在另一篇催人泪下的故事《汪星人的控诉》中，我们目睹了一只成长在一个爱意满满的家庭里的小狗，最后却惨遭抛弃，在动物收容所度过余生。最后，《主人，来玩》则是另一个以狗的视角出发的故事，关于压力是如何让人忘记人生中最重要的东西。
所以，无论你是如我一般是个爱猫之人，还是如其他很多人一般是个爱狗之人，都别忘了要偶尔闭上双眼，想想它们的感受。