Caught Mid-Clean

猫儿刚好在清理毛发

　　What better way to ease out of the work week and jump into the start of the weekend than with some adorable, cute cats?

　　工作日后，能与一些讨人喜爱的猫咪一同开始周末，没有比这更好的吧？

　　What makes these cats even cuter is well, they forgot to do one thing — put their tongues back in!

　　使这些猫咪更加萌的就是，它们忘了把舌头缩回来！

　　He looks like he either can't put his tongue in (which is possible) or you caught his mid-groom.

　　图中的猫猫看起来要么是忘收舌头（很有可能哦），要么就是你刚巧看到它在梳理毛发。

ou Interrupted.

你打扰到它了。

　　This little cutie looks like he for sure was just giving his paw a clean and is now upset you've interrupted.

　　这个小可爱刚好正在清理猫爪，现在因你的打扰而心情郁闷。

　　I used to wonder why or how cats could just sit there like that, but turns out it’s kinda common and usually done for 1 of 3 different reasons.

　　我曾经好奇猫咪们会这样吐舌坐着的原因或它们是怎么做到的，不过发现似乎这情况屡见不鲜，而且通常是出于以下三种不同原因之一。

1. They forgot: Cats spend a lot of time grooming so their tongue is out licking their fur. You may either just see a quick moment as they look up and you catch them with their tongue out, or they simply forgot to put it back in their mouth.

1. 它们忘了：猫咪花很多时间梳理毛发，这样它们会伸舌舔毛。你也许恰巧在它们抬头看你时瞥到它们的舌头伸在外面，或是它们就是忘了把舌头收回去。

2. They're relaxed: Some cats get into this really groovy state of being relaxed and their jaw muscles relax or their tongue falls out when they’re asleep.

2. 它们感到放松：一些猫咪会进入这种非常惬意、放松的状态，因而它们舒展頜部肌肉，或是睡着了舌头垂了下来。

3. They're sick or injured: Some medical conditions can have your cat unable to keep their tongue in. If you notice them doing it all the time, it may be worth a visit to the vet.

3. 它们病了或者受伤了：你的猫咪不能把舌头收进去也许是健康原因导致的。如果你注意到它们的舌头老伸在外面，那么可能你应该带它去看兽医了。