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Tama, Station Master

猫咪站长——多摩

In southeast Japan, there is a small train station called Kishi Station. In 2003, the station was caught in business turmoil between a struggling train company and its bigger competitor, who eventually gained control of the area's business by absorbing the small company. Out of options, she begged the president of the new railway to let the poor, homeless cats live in the station.

在日本东南部有一个小车站——"贵志站"，在2003年，这个车站夹在步履维艰的铁路公司和更大的竞争者之间，陷入了商业动乱，后者通过兼并小公司对当地的企业拥有最终控制权。她别无选择，恳求新铁道部长让那些可怜的无家可归的猫住到车站内

The president was moved by the request, and when he saw Tama, something clicked. He immediately decided the cat was his—and the station's—good luck charm and, just like that, swore Tama in as Kishi's new station master. The adorable Tama, with his official hat and station master badge, soon became a nationwide celebrity. People would flock to see him despite having no other business in the area, turning the formerly dwindling station into a money-making machine. It is estimated that Tama has single-pawedly raised over $10 million for the station.When Tama eventually becomes too old to handle his duties, the railway company has prepared: The station master recently gained a new apprentice, a young cat called Nitama.

部长被这一请求动摇，当他见到多摩时，恍然大悟，认定了它是自己乃至整个车站的幸运之神，就这样，他让多摩住进车站，成为贵志站的站长。可爱的多摩佩戴上官帽和站长徽章，不久就成了家喻户晓的"名猫"。人们特地聚集至此来看它，让原来逐渐冷清的小车站成了招财地。据估计，多摩单爪为车站提升了1000万美金的收入。最后多摩年岁渐高无力胜任职务，铁路公司另有准备：站长最近将收入一枚新学徒——一只名为尼多摩的年轻猫咪。

Hank The Cat, Politician

猫咪政治家——汉克

On Election Night 2012, a surprise grassroots candidate in Virginia called Hank raked in a hefty 7,000 votes and $16,000 for pet rescue groups. He proved to be a real threat to the powers that be, to the point where he even attracted smear campaigns from a concerned party called, strangely, "Canines for Feline Free Tomorrow."This may have been because Hank was, in fact, a cat—a handsome, nine-year-old Maine coon. Although he sadly didn't win the Virginia seat in the Senate race, he did place third, which is shockingly close for a third-party candidate that wasn't even human. It is uncertain whether this says more about the awesomeness of Hank the cat or the public's distrust of ordinary politicians.

在2012年选举之夜，弗吉尼亚一位让人惊讶的草根选举者——汉克，以强有力的7000选票为动物营救组织赢得了16000美金，它甚至通过名为"为犬类自由而战的猫咪"这一党派引起了抹黑活动者的关注.这一强大的影响力也许归功于一个事实——汉克是一只9岁的俊俏缅因猫。虽然选举最终它位列第三而遗憾地与弗吉尼亚参议员失之交臂，但这个结果发生在一位非人类选举者身上，已经足以使人们震惊不已了。与其说这一结果是民众对猫咪汉克的肯定，不如说是他们对普通政治家的不信任。

Dewey Readmore Books, Reading Ambassador

阅读大使——小猫杜威

In 1988, he was found among the book returns by the staff of a public library in Spencer, Iowa. Though—he was an official library employee as Supervisor of Staff, an extremely fitting job title for a cat.Dewey Readmore Books passed away in 2006, in the arms of the Head Librarian. However, he still remains on the library's shelves—Dewey is listed as a contributing author in several works by Vicki Myron, the Library Director.

1988年，爱荷华州的斯宾塞地区公共图书馆里的职员在所归还的书堆里发现了小猫杜威，虽然杜威作为一只猫，正式受聘于图书馆，坐拥"主管人员"这一职业化的头衔，你可千万别把他视为一个普通的吉祥物。2006年，杜威在馆长臂弯里永远沉睡了，但主管薇奇麦仑在她的几部作品里将杜威列为特约作者，因此它依然长存于图书馆的书架上。

Orangey, Movie Star

猫明星——Orangey

the orange tabby cat who was a permanent fixture in Hollywood's golden age movies, ranging from serious dramas to science fiction to horror. His most notable role is probably Audrey Hepburn's "poor slob without a name" cat in Breakfast at Tiffany's, a role that earned him the prestigious "animal Academy Award" known as a PATTY.

这只橙色虎斑猫的身影总能出现在好莱坞黄金时代的电影里，无论是严肃剧还是科幻题材，亦或是英雄剧，都少不了它。在电影《蒂凡尼的早餐》中，奥黛丽·赫本饰演的角色有一只没有名字的可怜小笨猫，凭借这一角色Orangey获得了"动物奥斯卡金奖"，以"小肉饼"一名熟为人知。

Blackie The Talking Cat, Performer

会说话的猫、表演家——布莱基

In 1981, Blackie the Talking Cat became famous for his ability to "speak" two phrases upon request, "I love you" and "I want my mama."Blackie's owners capitalized this talent by negotiating paid appearances on various TV and radio shows.

1981年，会说话的猫布莱基因为能应要求说出"我爱你"和"我爱妈妈"而一举成名，布莱基的主人利用它这一才能，和各类电视广播节目谈判，让布莱基参加各种有偿的见面会。

Mike, Museum Guard

博物馆警卫员——麦克

Between 1909–29, the main gate of the British Museum had an efficient, if ill-tempered, guard who scared stray dogs away and kept all other unwelcome four-legged visitors at bay. This gate guard was known as Cat Mike. Mike was a particularly angry animal who hated almost everything. Apart from dogs, Mike intensely disliked other cats and regularly chased them away from the premises.

在1909年至1929年期间，大英博物馆的正大门曾有一位高效警卫员，脾气一上来，能吓走流浪狗，也能让其他不受欢迎的"四条腿"访问者们陷入困境。这个大门警卫员以"麦克猫"为大家所知，麦克是个脾气特别暴躁的动物，他几乎对任何事物心生厌恶。除了狗狗，麦克也不喜欢其他猫咪，常常将他们逐出大门口。

Chessie, Corporate Spokescat

公司代表——切萨

Chessie the kitten was the longtime mascot and spokescat for Chesapeake & Ohio Railways. She started her "life" in a 1933 issue of Fortune magazine as an ad that featured a picture of a dozing kitten and the slogan "Sleep Like a Kitten."The kitten's popularity soon exploded and her image started appearing everywhere.The railway company got real kittens to play the part of Chessie, and introduced another cat mascot called Peake, forming a cutesy pun on "Chesapeake."In one form or another, Chessie was the face of C&O's corporate brand for over 50 years. They finally stopped using her in 1986, when another railway company called CSX Transportation bought C&O. The new logo—a sleek, geometric stylizing of the letters CSX—may be more modern, but it definitely lacks the impact of Chessie's adorable, sleeping face.

小猫切萨作为长期的吉祥物是切萨皮克和俄亥俄州铁路的公司代表，1933年财富杂志的一则广告中有一张精选图片，图中有一只瞌睡小猫，并标注着广告语"像猫咪一样酣睡"这个小家伙不久便爆红了，它的照片开始出现在各个角落.铁路公司就找了一只真正的小猫来代表"切萨"这一角色，又把吉祥猫命名为"皮克"，这样一来，就一语双关组成了"切萨皮克"一词。以另一种形式来看，切萨50多年来一直是"C&O"公司品牌的代表，一直到1986年出现了另一家名为"CSX"的铁路公司，切萨就被停用了。运输部收购了"C&O"公司，新的logo是具有几何圆滑风格的字母"CSX"，这个标志也许更现代化，但却着实没了切萨那张迷人睡脸所带来的影响力。

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