英倫翻譯社/ Trsmaster

2024/05/02 05:30
◎孫宇青

Sunny prides herself on being a law-abiding Singaporean citizen, but for the last three years, she’s been hiding a feline fugitive called Mooncake.

桑妮為自己是1名守法的新加坡公民而自豪，但在過去3年裡，她一直藏匿1隻名叫「月餅」的逃亡貓。

The fluffy ragdoll lives with Sunny in defiance of a 34-year-old law banning cats in the government-built apartments that house the vast majority of Singaporeans.

這隻毛茸茸的布偶貓與桑妮住在一起，違反1項已有34年歷史的法律，該法律禁止貓進入政府建造的公寓，而絕大多數新加坡人都住在政府建造的公寓。

Luckily for Mooncake, Singapore plans to scrap the ban later this year, freeing Sunny from the threat of a S$4,000 fine or her pet’s potential eviction.

對「月餅」來說，幸運的是，新加坡計畫在今年稍後廢除這項禁令，讓桑妮免受4000新幣罰款，或她的寵物可能被驅逐的威脅。

"Cats are so much quieter than dogs. If they allow dogs, I don’t understand why not cats," said 30-year-old Sunny.

30歲的桑妮說：「貓比狗安靜多了。如果政府允許養狗，我不懂為何不能養貓。」

Authorities rarely enforce the ban, which only applies to the high-rise Housing and Development Board (HDB) apartment blocks where 80% of 3.6 million Singaporeans live, and it has long been flouted by countless cat lovers.（Reuters）

當局很少執行這項禁令，該禁令只適用於新加坡建屋發展局規劃的高層公寓大樓；360萬名新加坡人中，有80％居住在這類公寓大樓，無數愛貓人士長期以來一直蔑視這項禁令。（路透）

新聞辭典
fugitive：名詞，逃犯、難民。例句：Countless fugitives are fleeing from the tsunami-torn town.（無數難民正逃離被海嘯蹂躪的小鎮。）

flout：動詞，蔑視、無視、違背。例句：Many drivers and motorcyclists flout the law by not using the turn signal.（很多駕駛和騎士無視法律，不打方向燈。）

英倫翻譯社轉自 https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1643798