Spinning tops are like catnip for a physicist.

陀螺对物理学家来说就像猫薄荷。

Like, the compound in catnip that cats love so much?

比如说，猫最喜欢的猫薄荷里面含有的化合物？

Or that catnip really is like a drug for cats?

还有猫薄荷真的就像猫的毒品一样吗？

It rubs up against the catnip, rolls in it, and paws it.

它会在猫薄荷上摩擦，打滚，然后用爪子抓。

OK, so that's what catnip is.

好的，这就是猫薄荷。

Monasteries had gardens where they grew plants like sage, mandrake, catnip and chamomile.

修道院有花园，在那里他们种植鼠尾草、曼德拉草、猫薄荷和洋甘菊等植物。

They are like catnip to investors, while also burdening their portfolios with real risks.

它们对投资者来说就像猫薄荷一样（让人兴奋），同时也给他们的投资组合带来了真正的风险。

Mandy the Duck is catnip for the quackarazzi photographers who are always training their lenses on him.

" 鸭子Mandy" 是狗仔队摄影师的最爱，这些摄影师们总是把镜头对准他。

" Smell, " answered Betty, as she dangled them under her uncle's nose. " Catnip mice, " he chuckled.

“你闻闻，”贝蒂一边回答，一边把它们放到叔叔的鼻子下面摇晃，“猫草做的老鼠，”他笑着说。

The effects of catnip can be strong enough that some cats even hallucinate.

猫薄荷的影响可能非常强大，有些猫甚至会产生幻觉。