However, the native cat--which, in the words of Tu, is a "superior breed that, after a long period of survival-of-the-fittest competition, proved most able to adapt to Taiwan's environment" --never won much affection from previous generations.
然而，杜白口中「經由長期優勝劣敗競爭存活下來最能順應本地環境的優勢種」台灣土貓，卻得不了大部份老一輩台灣人的「寵」。