《中英對照讀新聞》Russian town hires cat chief to attend to strays 俄羅斯城鎮僱用貓長官來照顧流浪貓

世界各地都有愛貓人士，有時根本寵上天。土耳其總統艾多根八日前往匈牙利進行兩天訪問，迎賓典禮的紅地毯就驚見匈國總統的愛貓在一旁大搖大擺。（路透）

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It was an unusual job advert. Wanted: Cat chief. Location: Zelenogradsk, Russia. Duties: Tending to the town’s approximately 70 stray cats.

這是一個不尋常的工作廣告。徵求：貓長官。地點：俄羅斯澤列諾格拉茨克市。職責：照料鎮上約70隻流浪貓。

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Some 80 applicants applied for the new role new with the municipality in the small town in the Kaliningrad region, which has also erected a cat statue and added a feline to its emblem in a bid to rebrand itself as Russia’s foremost cat-loving community.

約有80人向加里寧格勒地區這座小鎮的政府新職提出申請，當地也已豎立一座貓雕像，並在市徽上加了隻貓，力圖重塑其為俄國最早愛貓社區的形象。

In the end, local resident Svetlana Logunova was appointed guardian of the town’s felines. To help her with the task, she was given a bicycle and uniform, including a bright green jacket, black bow tie and hat.

最後，當地居民史威特拉那．拉葛諾瓦被指派為鎮上貓隻們的守護者。為了幫助她履行任務，賦予一輛腳踏車與一套制服，包括一件淺綠色夾克、黑色領結與帽子。

She has been given a budget of 5,700 roubles a month to ensure all the seaside community’s cats are happy, dishing out food, strokes and free rides in the basket on her bike.

她也獲得一個月5700盧布預算，給貓咪食物、愛撫及在她的腳踏車籃裡免費兜風，以確保這個濱海社區的所有貓咪快活。

"I alone cannot care for every single one and a helping hand would go a long way,"Logunova said. （Reuters）

拉葛諾瓦說：「我一人無法照顧每一隻，有幫手能讓路走得更長遠。」（路透）

新聞辭典

attend to：片語動詞，指處理、照顧、關心、注意。例句：We should attend better to the housing needs of the elderly.（我們應更注意長者的住屋需求。）

tend to：片語動詞，指傾向、易於、動輒、照料。例句：She’d better tend to her own affairs.（她還是管好自己的事情吧！）

dish out：片語動詞，指分到盤裡、盛在盤裡端出、分發、佈置、提出、給予。例句：She can dish out as much criticism as she gets.（她動不動就滿口批評。）