俄罗斯海军招募了一只猫?战斗民族真有情调
The Russian Navy is proud of its cats.
俄国海军对其舰猫深感自豪。Although Russia and the West have many differences, one thing that unites the two is a feline obsession.
俄罗斯与众多西方国家差别甚大,但在一件事上它们却是相通的,那就是对喵星人的热爱。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,俄罗斯国防部在社交媒体账号上高调地晒出一只“四脚兽”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.
报道称,这只橘猫(如图所示)开启先河,全程跟随俄国海军舰队前往叙利亚海域执行任务。This cat has a more perilous job than the moggies the British have in Westminster, who chiefly meet foreign ambassadors and catch mice.
不同于英国威斯敏斯特的猫咪,见见外国大使、抓抓老鼠就完事,橘猫所面临的工作更加有难度。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.
猫咪随船出海在俄罗斯早已非罕事,现在来看主要是想让军事行为看起来更可爱。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年发表的一篇文章提到,带猫咪出海还有一个重要原因:它们的呼噜声有利于帮助抚慰船上的人。They also, of course, kill rats.
当然了,它们还能顺便抓抓老鼠。