俄羅斯海軍招募了一隻貓?戰鬥民族真有情調

The Russian Navy is proud of its cats.

俄國海軍對其艦貓深感自豪。

Although Russia and the West have many differences, one thing that unites the two is a feline obsession.

俄羅斯與衆多西方國家差別甚大，但在一件事上它們卻是相通的，那就是對喵星人的熱愛。

The latest achievement by a four-legged friend has been proudly sent out by the social media accounts of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

近日，俄羅斯國防部在社交媒體賬號上高調地曬出一隻“四腳獸”照片。

A ginger cat, pictured, was reportedly the first to travel on a long range voyage of Russian naval vessels to the Syrian coast.

報道稱，這隻橘貓（如圖所示）開啓先河，全程跟隨俄國海軍艦隊前往敘利亞海域執行任務。

This cat has a more perilous job than the moggies the British have in Westminster, who chiefly meet foreign ambassadors and catch mice.

不同於英國威斯敏斯特的貓咪，見見外國大使、抓抓老鼠就完事，橘貓所面臨的工作更加有難度。

Cats have had a place on board Russian ships for many years, and now appear to serve the purpose of making their military operations look more cute and cuddly.

貓咪隨船出海在俄羅斯早已非罕事，現在來看主要是想讓軍事行爲看起來更可愛。

A 2015 article in Russian media claims that cats on ships serve an important purpose - their purring helps soothe humans on the ships.

俄媒2015年發表的一篇文章提到，帶貓咪出海還有一個重要原因：它們的呼嚕聲有利於幫助撫慰船上的人。

They also, of course, kill rats.

當然了，它們還能順便抓抓老鼠。