Five Places Where Cats Outshine Tourist Attractions 猫咪比景点吸睛的五处地方

张默妍

Whole families are staring at a hole on the ground at Largo Argentina， the square in Rome. It was a special hole that kept the ruins2 of the theater and temple where Julius Caesar was assassinated3. But the kids werent there for the history. They were there for the cats. Here are more introductions of some tourist areas where cats have the run.

一家几口大大小小都盯着罗马拉戈阿根廷广场地面上的一个洞。这是一个特别的洞，里面保存了朱利叶斯·凯撒遇刺的剧院和寺庙的遗迹。但孩子们不是为了历史而去的。他们是为了猫而去的。以下将介绍几个猫咪“横行”的旅游景点。

1. Romes kitty ruins

Romes noble ruins are favorite places of feral4 cats. These ruins at Largo Argentina host an open-air cat areas thats more than just a good show for visiting and local children. The “gatti di Roma” star on postcards and wall calendars5 sold all over the city.

1. 罗马的猫咪遗址

罗马的贵族遗址是野猫们最喜欢的地方。人们在拉戈阿根廷广场的这些遗址上建了一个露天的猫咪栖息地，成为游客和当地儿童绝佳的游玩胜地。“罗马的猫”这个猫咪遗址的明信片、挂历在整个城市都十分畅销。

2. Japans cat islands

Tashirojima is the best-known cat island in Japan. Tashirojimas cute inhabitants6 are well cared for by local fishermen， who hope to make a good catch by leaving offerings at a cat shrine7. Amazingly， the number of the islands cats is more than its human population.

2. 日本猫岛

田代岛是日本最著名的猫岛。这些在田代岛上的可爱居民受到了当地渔民的精心照料。渔民希望通过在猫咪胜地留下祭品的方式来获得良好的捕鱼收入。令人惊奇的是，岛上猫的数量远远超过了人类的数量。

3. Houtong， Taiwan

The town of Houtong， Taiwan， fell into well-known feline8 land by accident. Houtong once sat on top of Taiwans largest coal mine. When the mine closed in the 1990s， the towns population was cut down badly. Then some new inhabitants arrived. Many visitors are brought here because of these lovely kitties and post their photos on the Facebook and Flickr.

3. 猴硐，台湾

台湾的猴硐偶然间成为了知名猫村。猴硐曾坐落于台湾最大的煤矿上。20世纪90年代，随着煤矿的关闭，镇上的居民也随之剧减。随后，新的一批“居民”入住了。游客们纷纷因这些可爱的猫咪慕名而来，并把猫咪的照片传上“脸书”和“相簿”等社交媒体。

4. Kalkan Cats， Turkey

A pretty resort9 on Turkeys Turquoise Coast， Kalkan is another tourist spot with an active cat protection group. Established in 2008， KAPSA is a voluntary group， which cares for more than a thousand cats. Animal loving visitors usually give up vacation time to help out and share their experiences and pho-tos on the Friends of KAPSA Facebook group.

4. 卡爾坎的猫，土耳其

卡尔坎是土耳其绿松石海岸上一个美丽的度假胜地，是另一个拥有活跃的猫咪保护组织的旅游胜地。作为一个志愿组织，成立于2008年的KAPSA已照料了超过1000只猫。热爱动物的游客通常会舍弃他们的假期时间来帮助这个机构并将他们的经历和照片放在“KAPSA的朋友们”这个脸书群组里。

5. Hemingways cats， Florida Keys

Ernest Hemingway， besides being well-known as a great writer， was also a cat lover. In the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum， his 1850s house is a home of six-toed cats. In 1930s， he was given a white six-toed cat named Snowball. Some of Snowballs descendants10 are among 50 inhabitants of the historic home today.

5. 海明威的猫，佛罗里达群岛

欧内斯特·海明威不仅是一位伟大的著名作家，还是一名爱猫人士。在欧内斯特·海明威的家和博物馆里，他那座19世纪50年代的房子是一只六趾猫的家。20世纪30年代，他得到了一只名叫“雪球”的白色六趾猫。今天，在这座有历史意义的房子里有大约50位“居民”，它们都是“雪球”的子孙。

Note：

1. outshine vt. 使相形见绌；胜过；比……更亮

2. ruin n. 废墟

3. assassinate v. 刺杀

4. feral adj. 野生的

5. calendar n. 日历

6. inhabitant n. 居民

7. shrine n. 圣地

8. feline adj. 猫科的

9. resort n. 度假胜地

10. descendant n. 后代