[雙語] 英國“第一貓”拉里加入首相府

British Prime Minister David Cameron unveiled the newest recruit to 10 Downing Street on Tuesday: a cat called Larry with a "very strong predatory drive" for catching rodents.

英國首相大衛(wèi)•卡梅倫本周二宣布，首相府唐寧街10號新任“第一貓”拉里走馬上任，而且“捕鼠干勁兒十足”。

The four-year-old tabby joined Cameron and his family from London's Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to tackle pest control issues after a rodent was spotted on the steps of the most famous front door in the land.

這只4歲的斑貓來自倫敦（動物收容所）“巴特西貓狗之家”。它加盟卡梅倫一家是為了解決首相府的鼠患之憂。此前，人們曾發(fā)現(xiàn)一只老鼠在英國最有名的首相府邸臺階上出沒。

Just last month the government said there were no plans to bring in a new cat, but the prime minister's official spokesman said Tuesday that Cameron had "certainly been persuaded that it was a good idea".

就在上月，英國政府還表示無意“招聘”一只新貓，但首相官方發(fā)言人本周二表示，卡梅倫已經(jīng)“接受了這一建議，覺得這主意還不錯”。

"Whilst in Battersea's care, Larry showed a very strong predatory drive and enjoyed playing with toy mice," the spokesman said.

這位發(fā)言人說：“在巴特西貓狗之家時，拉里就展現(xiàn)出強(qiáng)烈的捕鼠意愿，而且喜歡逗玩具鼠。”