It seems that the repliers here did not understand the true meaning of this story. Personally, I think the word and character "cat" is a figurative towards to the lover, who was the the heroine's heart-catcher. Thus, the sentence "I lost a cat" means "I lost my true love" in fact. Moreover, I would like to imply that he may be a Romeo, who cheated and hurt the heroine deeply. As a result, she (determined by the instinct of her sex) could not have a positive reaction towards this incident, which leads to this figurative.
The above-mentioned material is my humble ideas. Any suggestions and critise would be heartily appreciated. Thanks for your kindness in patience and critisism in advance.作者: A_Niの猫 时间: 2008-10-25 16:31:39
Moreover, this method, I think, have a strong historical connection, i.e. it originates from "Books of Poem" (Shi Jing, which is one of the classical books of Confucianism), called "Bi Xing" afterwards. The evidence is that the mood expressed in this story and the use of the figurative "cat". Personally, I would believe it is NOT THE FACT, JUST AN IMAGNATION, which expressed her emptiness in heart instead.
We can easily found similar evidence in "Jian Jia" (Reed), which reads "The reeds are still freshly green; the dew on its leaves was frost still. The lover where he is? At the other side of the river." (It is just my own translation, any suggesstion and correction would be warmly and heartily appreciated).作者: zl2907098 时间: 2008-10-25 23:10:14
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