美國萌貓愛工作:趴快遞員主人肩頭一起出門送快遞大綱
A mailman has taken inspiration from popular children’s cartoon Postman Pat – carrying out his deliveries with a cat companion.
美國一位郵遞員受到兒童動畫《郵遞員特派叔叔》的啓發，帶着他家的貓咪一起出門送快遞。Rudi Saldia rides with cat MJ perched on his shoulder, much to the surprise and joy of fellow road users.
來自美國費城的郵遞員魯迪-薩迪亞騎着單車出去送快遞的時候，他的貓咪MJ就趴在他的肩膀上，路上的行人們看到這對組合都會覺得又詫異又歡樂。The 25-year-old bike courier and his six-month-old kitten deliver parcels all across their home town of Philadelphia and hope to manage 100 mile rides in less than a year.
魯迪今年25歲，每天騎着自行車穿越家鄉費城的大街小巷送快遞，6個月大的MJ就趴在主人的肩膀上，這對組合在過去不到一年的時間裏，騎行距離已經達到了100英里。
MJ, short for Mary Jane, is definitely not like other cats. Born in a closet drawer in Rudi’s bedroom on April Fools, she had an unusual start, and after Rudi discovered her favourite spot to rest was his shoulders he decided to train her to accompany him to work.
MJ是喵咪的名字瑪麗-簡的簡稱，她跟其他的喵咪非常不同。她是在4月1日愚人節在魯迪臥室裏的壁櫥抽屜裏出生的。她有着如此與喵不同的出生經歷，不久魯迪又發現她最愛坐在他肩膀上休息，所以他決定訓練MJ陪他一起去上班。Rudi, a courier for IDS, said: ‘MJ is my first cat and a friend said I could train her - so I got her to sit on my shoulder.’
魯迪是入侵檢測系統IDS公司的快遞員，她說：“MJ是我養的第一隻貓，我朋友跟我說可以訓練她，所以我就開始訓練讓MJ坐在我的肩膀上。”
‘The first day we managed one block. The next day we managed two blocks and now we can do around 25 miles with her on my shoulder. MJ enjoys the wind rushing through her fur and she moves around from shoulder to shoulder.’
“第一天我們成功走了一個街區，第二天去了兩個街區，現在她坐在我肩膀上，我們一次可以轉悠25英里。MJ很喜歡風吹過她的毛髮的兜風的噶覺，她喜歡在我的肩膀間跳來跳去。”Not satisfied with a mere 25 miles, Rudy hopes that he will be able to do 100 miles with MJ by next September.‘People don't know what to make of it - they always do a double-take.'
不過魯迪對每天25英里的工作距離不是特別滿意，他希望到明年9月，他們能夠每次走上100英里。“街上的人們都不知道這是怎麼回事，他們總是會多看一眼。”‘I don't get to see most reactions. When I do hear people yell, I typically hear "Oh my God, he has a cat on his shoulder! That's so cute".
“大部分人的反應我都沒怎麼注意到，但我經常有聽到別人大喊，一般內容都是：‘老天啊他肩膀上有一隻貓！太可愛了！’”‘People always come up and want to pet her and are blown away by the fact she arrived via bicycle. MJ is so comfortable on my shoulder she never uses her claws. My shoulder and back are scratch free.’
“人們也喜歡走過來看個究竟，想摸摸她，一般聽到她是跟我一起自行車來的都會被嚇到。MJ在我的肩膀上非常的舒服，所以她從來不會用爪子撓我，我肩膀上和背上都沒有抓傷。”MJ loved the buzz of the streets of Philadelphia and only got scared of the odd siren. People were often surprised when they noticed the feline of Rudi's shoulder and she got more than her share of daily cuddles from delighted customers.
MJ喜歡喧囂的費城街頭，不過有時候會被奇怪的警報聲嚇到。人們注意到魯迪肩頭的MJ都會非常驚訝，開心的客戶們總會願意抱抱可愛的MJ。
