年奇聞異事回顧
From dancing geckos to the "Thriller" cat — 2011 has brought plenty of smiles to readers.
從跳舞的壁虎到“顫慄”貓，2011年給讀者們帶來了許多歡笑。
The house that looks like Hitler
長得像希特勒的房子
The elderly owner of an end-of-terrace house in Swansea was left bewildered when hundreds of thousands of twitter users compared his house to Hitler's face.
當數萬名Twitter用戶將斯旺西聯排屋盡頭的一座房子和希特勒的臉作比較時，房子的主人感到很困惑。
The joke became a hit on social networking site Twitter when it was pointed out that the features of the house matched the fringe, moustache and piercing eyes of the dictator.
有推友指出這座房屋外貌酷似這位獨裁者的臉，“長着”希特勒的劉海、鬍子和銳利的眼睛，於是這個笑話就在Twitter上火了起來。
Neighbour Lyn Thomas, 25, said: "I don't know why it would be designed in such a way. It is uncanny."
房主的鄰居、25歲的林•托馬斯說：“我不知道爲什麼會把房屋設計成這樣。看起來很怪異。”
The "Thriller" cat
“顫慄”貓
A short clip of a cat rearing up its hind legs raised laughs for its resemblance to Michael Jackson's dance routine in his music video to hit 1980s pop song Thriller.
一段短視頻中，一隻貓擡起它的後腿，樣子酷似20世紀80年代邁克爾•傑克遜在熱門流行歌曲《顫慄》MV中的舞蹈動作，引人發笑。
The dancing Geckos
跳舞的壁虎
Like a lizard version of Strictly Come Dancing, a group of geckos from Indonesia get us into the party season by "dancing" for photographer Shikhei Goh.
就像是《舞動奇蹟》的壁虎版，來自印尼的一羣壁虎在攝影師史凱•戈的鏡頭前翩翩起舞，把我們帶到了舞會的季節。
The man who proposed as a dancing carrot
“跳舞的胡蘿蔔”求婚
In an elaborate marriage proposal a lovestruck Chinese man and 48 of his friends dress in giant carrot costumes to get his girlfriend to say "yes".
一名熱戀中的中國男子精心策劃了一個特別的求婚方式，和他的48位朋友穿上巨大的胡蘿蔔裝，向女友求婚。
The cat who inherited 10 million euros
繼承了1000萬歐元的貓
A black cat in Italy inherited 10 million euros (£8.5 million) from his adoptive owner, a widowed heiress who married a property tycoon.
意大利一隻黑貓從收養它的主人那裏繼承了1000萬歐元（合850萬英鎊）。它的主人是一名地產大亨的寡婦，從先夫那裏繼承了鉅額遺產。
The cat is now the proud owner of cash, shares and a property empire which includes flats and houses in Rome and Milan and land in Calabria.
這隻貓現在擁有讓人豔羨的金錢、股份和一個地產王國，包括羅馬和米蘭的公寓和房屋，以及在卡拉布里亞的土地。
The address of the cat's new owners is being kept a secret out of fears that the newly-enriched moggy will be besieged by fortune hunters and con men.
這隻貓的新主人的地址是保密的，因爲害怕這隻剛成爲富豪的貓會遭到財富追求者和騙子的圍攻。
The scooter-riding dog
騎踏板車的狗
A 20-month-old Briard named Norman became an internet sensation when his owners filmed him riding a scooter with his front paws on the handlebars and his hind leg pushing himself along.
一隻名叫諾曼的布里犬被主人拍到騎踏板車，它用前爪搭在車把手上，用後腿推着車行進。這隻20個月大的布里犬因這段視頻而在網絡上爆紅。
The dancing granny
跳舞的老奶奶
A grandmother from Beijing wowed viewers with her Michael Jackson-inspired dance routine on national television.
一位來自北京的老奶奶在中央電視臺的節目上模仿邁克爾•傑克遜跳舞，震撼了觀衆。
Mrs Bai, whose grandson is named Michael after the late pop star, has won plaudits for her self-taught dancing.
白奶奶給孫子起名爲Michael（邁克爾），和已故流行天王名字一樣。白奶奶因舞蹈自學成才贏得了衆人的喝彩。
