提到喵星人,你是否已经想到各种各样的软萌形象?然而,在一众猫主子中,“不爽猫”(Grumpy Cat)却以这样一副“尊容”刷屏网络。
然而遗憾的是,就在前不久,7岁的“不爽猫”离开了我们。
The world's crankiest cat has passed away at the age of seven.
美国时间17日,“不爽猫”Grumpy的主人在官方推特上发文宣布,由于尿路感染,不爽猫于5月14日在美国亚利桑那家中去世。
The furry celebrity’s family announced her death on Twitter on May 17.
“尽管接受了顶级的专业护理,以及挚爱家人的陪伴,Grumpy还是没能克服泌尿感染带来的并发症。5月14日,在妈妈Tabatha的怀中,Grumpy安然辞世。Grumpy除了是我们的孩子,是我们的家庭一员,他作为不爽猫的形象也让全世界数百万人露出笑脸——尽管世事艰难。她的精神,将通过粉丝们继续传递到各个地方。”
不爽猫的原名叫做Tardar Sauce,2012年9月,女主人Tabatha的兄弟Bryan将喵咪的照片发到了Reddit社区里,随后不爽猫就成了网红猫。
Grumpy Cat- real name Tardar Sauce- became an instant online sensation in September 2012, when Tabatha’s brother Bryan uploaded photos showing off the cat's now iconic scowl to the sub-Reddit r/pics.
Reddit用户们给不爽猫PS了成千上万的表情包,并分享到推特和脸书等平台。
Reddit users responded in their thousands, instantly creating Photoshopped images of Grumpy and sharing amusing memes of her on other platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.
此外,Tabatha还把爱猫的视频上传到YouTube,也是为了告诉那些感兴趣的人,不爽猫的表情不是P出来的。
In response to the interest in her unusual looking feline, Tabatha uploaded a video of Tardar Sauce to YouTube to prove her face hadn’t been Photoshopped.
尽管看上去满脸不爽,不过Tabatha却说猫咪实际上非常开心,经常玩线球,或者蜷缩在沙发上的家人身边。
Yet despite her dissatisfied appearance, Tabatha says Grumpy Cat was actually very happy, regularly playing with balls of string or cuddling up to family members on the couch.
不爽猫也更频繁的出现在各个领域中——重点当然还是那张“臭脸”!
比如,她是猫粮品牌喜悦的代言喵,也登上了诸如早安美国和美国偶像等电视节目。
Grumpy was also the 'spokescat' for a Friskies brand of cat food and appeared on a number of TV Shows, including Good Morning America and American Idol.
她甚至还有自己的网店,和品牌冰咖啡Grumppuccino,由美国咖啡公司Grenade制作。
She even had her own online merchandise store and a brand of iced coffee, Grumppuccino, produced by US coffee company Grenade.
2014年11月29日,不爽猫迎来好莱坞首秀,《不爽猫最糟糕的圣诞节》电影在上映当天吸引了170万观众,成为当天推特热门话题。
Her Hollywood debut, Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever, attracted 1.7 million viewers on its November 29, 2014 release date and became the most tweeted about event that day.
而到了2015年,不爽猫甚至还迎来了自己的蜡像——就在旧金山的杜莎蜡像馆。
The famous feline even had her own waxwork made at Madame Tussauds in San Francisco after the film, which was unveiled in 2015.
据《每日邮报》报道,不爽猫的特殊表情却是由于她天生患有侏儒症和反颌。这些给她带来了一系列的健康问题包括感染等等,专家表示这些都大大缩短了她的寿命。
The internet sensation was born with feline dwarfism and an underbite, which caused her famous expression. However her condition also brought with it a number of health complications, including infections, which experts say drastically reduced her lifespan.
在得知不爽猫离世后,网友们纷纷表达了自己对她的不舍……
“安息吧,我们超爱你的脸”
“安息吧,不爽猫”
“希望他们可以在天堂重逢”
综合来源:CGTN,Daily Mail,Huff Post
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