近日，星巴克推出了一款「猫爪杯」，顾名思义，猫爪形状的杯子。因其造型独特，刚发售即被疯狂抢购。有多疯狂？通宵排队，甚至为了抢购大打出手...
下面我们就来盘点下英文媒体的相关介绍。
首先是《Daily Mail》每日邮报的介绍，
It's a catfight! Customers brawl at Starbucks stores across China over the chance to buy £22 limited edition 'cat-paw' coffee mugs
· Fans fought each other at various Starbucks branches amid a craze for the mug
· The pink cups went on sale in China on Tuesday for £22 and sold out in minutes
· They have appeared on e-commerce sites and sold at up to nine times the price
“猫爪杯”怎么说？
每日邮报给出的表达是，'cat-paw' coffee mug；
paw /pɔː/ 作名词，表示“（动物的）爪子”（an animal's foot that has nails or claws）
mug此处表示“（喝茶、咖啡等用的有柄的）大杯，马克杯”（a tall cup used for drinking tea, coffee etc），如：a coffee mug 一个咖啡杯，a beer mug 啤酒杯。
mug作动词可表示“行凶抢劫”，英文解释为“to attack someone and rob them in a public place”，举个🌰：
A lot of people won't go out alone at night because they're afraid of being mugged.
许多人因害怕被抢劫，晚上不愿单独出门。
catfight
每日邮报这个选词很有意思，catfight，作名词，通常指“（愤怒的）打架，争吵，争辩”，英文解释为“A catfight is an angry fight or quarrel, especially between women.”举个🌰：
A catfight has erupted over who will get top billing.
一场关于谁将会获得领衔主演的愤怒之战已经爆发了。
补充短语：give sb top/star billing
表示“选定某人领衔主演”英文解释为“to name a particular performer, actor etc as being the most important person in a show, play etc”；bill其实是熟词僻义，可以表示“演出人员名单”（The bill of a show or concert is a list of the entertainers who will take part in it.）
brawl
brawl /brɔːl/ 表示“（尤指在公共场所）争吵，打斗，闹事”，英文解释为“to quarrel or fight in a noisy way, especially in a public place”举个🌰：
Fans brawled outside the stadium.
球迷们在体育馆外面闹事。
limited edition
表示“限量版，限数本”，英文解释为“a small number of special copies of a book, picture etc which are produced at one time only”。
下面我们看看《Mirror》镜报会怎么表达？
Mirror Customers brawl over Starbucks's limited edition 'cat-paw mug' in chaotic scenes
Starbucks fans battled at the queue in bid to buy the limited-edition 'cat-paw' coffee mug
争吵，打斗
除了和每日邮报一样的用了brawl来表示“争吵，打斗”，镜报用了更通俗的battle一词作了替换，英文解释为“to try very hard to achieve something that is difficult or dangerous”，表示“（与…）斗争，（与…）搏斗”。
同样的，对于猫爪杯的处理，镜报也用了“cat-paw mug / cat-paw coffee mug”来表达。
最后看看英国AOL新闻网上的另一种表达，
Customers fight in Chinese Starbucks over limited edition cat-claw mug
According to reports, the cat-claw mug, which is one of a new collection of Starbucks cherry blossom products, was on sale on and a large number of fans started to queue from the night before.
这则报道中“吵架、打架”用的是fight，比battle更加通俗了哈哈哈，fight的英文解释：to take part in a war or battle. 而猫爪杯则用了新的表达：cat-claw mug；
此处的claw表示“（动物、鸟或有些昆虫的）爪，螯”，英文解释为“a sharp curved nail on an animal, bird, or some insects”，如：lobster claws 龙虾的螯，举个🌰：
The cat dug his claws into my leg.
猫的爪子抓进了我的腿中。
最后的最后，发现财新国际的这篇英文标题也挺有意思：Feline Lovers Bare Claws in Clamor for Starbucks Cat Cups.
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其中feline可以作名词也可以作形容词，表示“猫的；猫科的”（relating to cats or other members of the cat family, such as lions）或者“猫；猫科动物”（a cat or a member of the cat family, such as a tiger）。
bare作动词，表示“使暴露，使赤裸，露出”，英文解释为“to remove something that was covering or hiding something”举个🌰：
The dog bared its teeth.
狗露出了牙齿。
clamor /ˈklæmə/（clamour）作名词，表示“吵闹；喧嚷；嘈杂声”，英文解释为“loud noise, especially made by people's voices”，如：the clamour of the city 城市的喧嚣，a clamour of voices 人声鼎沸。
也可以指“大声的抱怨；提出要求的强烈呼声，呼吁”（a loud complaint about something or a demand for something）。
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