(单词翻译:单击)
Alaska's Cat Mayor
阿拉斯加的猫咪市长
In 1998, the small town of Talkeetna, Alaska held a mayoral election.
1998年，阿拉斯加州的塔尔基特纳小镇举行了一次市长选举。
But the residents quickly became frustrated when no one stepped up for the job.
但居民们很快就变得失望，因为没有人站出来做这份工作。
Instead of electing a human candidate, the town voted a cat into office.
小镇没有选出人类候选人，而是投票选出了一只猫来就任。
The cat’s name was Stubbs, and he served as mayor for 19 years.
这只猫的名字叫斯塔布，他任职市长以达19年。
His office was a general store in the centre of the town.
猫咪的办公室是镇中心的一家杂货店。
During Stubbs’s term, Talkeetna became a popular tourist destination in Alaska.
在斯塔布的任期内，塔尔基特纳成为阿拉斯加一个受欢迎的旅游目的地。
Visitors would come to take photos or have meetings with the mayor.
参观者会前来与市长合影或会面。
After Stubbs’s death in 2017, the residents of Talkeetna continued the tradition and elected a kitten named Denali to fill the role.
斯塔布于2017年去世后，塔尔基特纳的居民延续了这一传统，选举了一只名叫德纳利的小猫来接任。
