The Russian Navy is proud of its cats.
俄國海軍對其艦貓深感自豪。

Although Russia and the West have many differences, one thing that unites the two is a feline obsession.
俄羅斯與眾多西方國家差別甚大，但在一件事上它們卻是相通的，那就是對喵星人的熱愛。

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，俄羅斯國防部在社交媒體賬號上高調(diào)地曬出一只“四腳獸”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.
報道稱，這只橘貓（如圖所示）開啟先河，全程跟隨俄國海軍艦隊前往敘利亞海域執(zhí)行任務。

This cat has a more perilous job than the moggies the British have in Westminster, who chiefly meet foreign ambassadors and catch mice.
不同于英國威斯敏斯特的貓咪，見見外國大使、抓抓老鼠就完事，橘貓所面臨的工作更加有難度。

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.
貓咪隨船出海在俄羅斯早已非罕事，現(xiàn)在來看主要是想讓軍事行為看起來更可愛。

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年發(fā)表的一篇文章提到，帶貓咪出海還有一個重要原因：它們的呼嚕聲有利于幫助撫慰船上的人。

They also, of course, kill rats.
當然了，它們還能順便抓抓老鼠。

（翻譯：Rory）

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