网红慵懒猫去世后 土耳其人专门设立铜像纪念它

Tombili, the pudgy cat whose relaxing demeanor captured the heArts of fans worldwide, has been honored with a bronze statue in her home city of Istanbul, Turkey.

一只名为"Tombili"的小肥猫以其慵懒的姿态赢得了全世界粉丝的心。而在它的家乡土耳其伊斯坦布尔，人们也建了青铜像来纪念它。

The cuddly feline — whose name is a Turkish word often used for chubby pets — was a beloved figure in the neighborhood of Ziverbey, the Daily Sabah reports.

据土耳其《沙巴日报》报道，这只惹人喜爱的喵星人是齐沃比街区的吉祥物，它的名字"Tombili"在土耳其语中是胖胖萌宠的常见名字。

"Tombili was a freely living cat, like most cats in Turkey," Batu Aksoy, one of the founders of the Anatolian Cat Project, told The Huffington Post in a Facebook message. "The community took care of her."

安纳托利亚猫咪工程创始人之一巴图·阿克索伊通过脸书网信息告诉《赫芬顿邮报》："Tombili是一只慵懒生活的猫，就像土耳其的大多数猫一样。全社会都在照顾它。"

Tombili shot to online fame after someone snapped a photo of her reclining outside.

Tombili因为一张慵懒倚在人行道上看风景的照片而在网络爆红。

It's unclear when she became known outside of her local neighborhood, but the photo appears at the top of a 9Gag post from February 2015.

虽然不知道照片是不是在她所在的街区拍的，不过这张照片依然在2015年2月在9Gag图片网站上登顶。

When she died in August after an illness, someone put up a poster in the neighborhood as a tribute. But a cat as awesome as Tombili deserved more than just a poster.

在它8月份因病离世之后，有人在它生前所在的街区贴上海报作为纪念。但是像Tombili这样可爱的猫咪，理应得到比一张海报更多的纪念。

The Anatolian Cat Project — an educational community for cat lovers — launched a petition asking that the neighborhood have a statue erected to commemorate the popular feline.

安纳托利亚猫咪工程是一个爱猫人的教育社区，他们发起了一项请愿，希望这个街区能够立雕像来纪念这只人气超高的猫咪。

Artist Seval Sahin stepped up to the challenge, and the bronze sculpture was unveiled on Tuesday — World Animal Day.

艺术家萨瓦尔·萨希因接下了这个挑战，这座青铜像在世界动物保护日揭幕。

Tombili was a "very friendly cat," Aksoy said, which unfortunately may have led to some of her health problems. "The neighborhood loved her so much and used to feed her a lot," he added.

阿克索伊表示，Tombili是一只"非常亲人的猫咪"，这可能很不幸地导致了她的健康问题。他补充说道："邻居都太喜欢她了，所以喂她吃的东西太多了。"

"Tombili was a very proud cat and did not like to spend her time with other cats," Aksoy said. "Because of obesity, she could not move much, so preferred calmly to lie on [the] sidewalk."

"Tombili是一只骄傲的猫咪，不喜欢和别的猫一起玩儿。"阿克索伊说，"因为太胖，她也不怎么能活动，所以她喜欢静静地在人行道边上趴着。"