但凡這兩天刷過(guò)手機(jī)的人，幾乎都繞不開(kāi)“蘿卜紙巾貓”。

蘿卜、紙巾，再加上一只正努力“思考”的貓，這些原本毫無(wú)關(guān)聯(lián)的元素，成了年末爆火的抽象視頻。

Over the last few days, a viral video trend dubbed the "carrot tissue cat" challenge has swept Chinese social media, sparking nationwide memes, mass participation and even a jokingly named "national exam" for pets.

來(lái)源：抖音@超級(jí)無(wú)敵大開(kāi)門(mén)

“蘿卜紙巾貓”到底是什么梗?

這段視頻的起點(diǎn)，是博主的一次突發(fā)奇想——她想訓(xùn)練自家貓分辨物品，希望像訓(xùn)狗那樣，建立起“聽(tīng)指令—做選擇—拿獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)”的流程。

但現(xiàn)實(shí)往往不按計(jì)劃走。貓好像懂了，又好像沒(méi)懂；訓(xùn)練看似馬上就要成功，卻總差那么一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。

The trend began when a pet blogger tried to train her cat to identify a carrot and a tissue using a dog-style reward system. Instead of smooth progress, the cat hovered constantly between almost there and utter confusion, repeatedly resetting just before success.

貓咪猶猶豫豫的小表情、謹(jǐn)慎又好奇的動(dòng)作，再加上主人時(shí)而崩潰、時(shí)而繼續(xù)熱情鼓勵(lì)的態(tài)度，讓視頻天然就帶著笑點(diǎn)。

貓咪可能沒(méi)把蘿卜選準(zhǔn)，卻學(xué)會(huì)了觀察人的表情；很多人也突然意識(shí)到，原來(lái)自家寵物真的會(huì)看臉色、會(huì)試探邊界。

The cat pauses, tests boundaries, and looks bewildered; the owner swings between frustration and unwavering praise.

Along the way, unexpected realizations emerged. Many pet owners became aware of the fact that their pets were far better at reading emotions than they had imagined — watching expressions, testing limits, silently negotiating.

很快，別的寵物博主也紛紛加入戰(zhàn)局。全國(guó)各地的貓貓、狗狗、兔子、鸚鵡，甚至烏龜，都被拉來(lái)“參加考試”，甚至衍生出“全國(guó)動(dòng)物統(tǒng)考”的新話題。

圖源：抖音@臘腸是金條

圖源：抖音@貪吃兔小寶

圖源：抖音@娟娟養(yǎng)鸚鵡

盡管這種考試最多的結(jié)局是：哎，算了別管了，真棒。但對(duì)于寵物來(lái)說(shuō)未必是壞事，至少和主人互動(dòng)的時(shí)間變多了，零食也跟著變多了。

Soon, pet bloggers across the country joined in, enrolling cats, dogs, rabbits, parrots and even turtles. Most attempts ended with a resigned "Forget it — good job!" Yet the pets hardly lost out: they enjoyed more interaction, more attention and plenty of treats.

心理學(xué)中有一個(gè)概念叫“無(wú)條件積極關(guān)注（unconditional positive regard）”，指的是不以表現(xiàn)和成就為前提，而是單純基于存在本身的接納。

在“紙巾蘿卜貓”的視頻中，很多人看見(jiàn)了這種難得卻稀缺的體驗(yàn)：失敗也好，搞砸也好，仍有人對(duì)你說(shuō)一句——“真棒！”

There is a concept in psychology called "unconditional positive regard" — acceptance that is not tied to achievement, but to one's very existence.

In the "carrot tissue cat" videos, many people found a rare sense of warmth: even when things go wrong, reassurance remains — there's still someone saying, "Good job!"

那么，除了“真棒?。℅ood job!）”，和鼓勵(lì)相關(guān)的英文表達(dá)還有哪些呢？一起來(lái)看看吧！

You can do it!

你可以做到的！

Don't worry, you'll be fine.

別擔(dān)心，一切都會(huì)好的。

Keep it up! / Keep going!

繼續(xù)努力！/ 繼續(xù)堅(jiān)持！

You've got this.

你一定行的！

Hang in there.

撐??！不要放棄！

Take your time, no pressure.

慢慢來(lái)，不用有壓力。

It's okay, everyone makes mistakes.

沒(méi)關(guān)系，每個(gè)人都會(huì)犯錯(cuò)。

Don't be too hard on yourself.

別太苛責(zé)自己。

Challenges help us grow.

挑戰(zhàn)會(huì)讓我們成長(zhǎng)。

What matters is that you tried.

重要的是你已經(jīng)努力嘗試過(guò)了。

Well done!

做得好！

Great job! / Good work!

干得漂亮！/ 做得不錯(cuò)！

That's impressive.

真厲害。

I'm proud of you.

我為你感到驕傲。

年末了，別忘了夸夸自己，快來(lái)評(píng)論區(qū)留下對(duì)自己的鼓勵(lì)吧！

來(lái)源：硬殼INK

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