2011年奇闻异事回顾

From dancing geckos to the "Thriller" cat — 2011 has brought plenty of smiles to readers.

从跳舞的壁虎到“颤栗”猫，2011年给读者们带来了许多欢笑。

The house that looks like Hitler

长得像希特勒的房子

The elderly owner of an end-of-terrace house in Swansea was left bewildered when hundreds of thousands of twitter users compared his house to Hitler's face.

当数万名Twitter用户将斯旺西联排屋尽头的一座房子和希特勒的脸作比较时，房子的主人感到很困惑。

The joke became a hit on social networking site Twitter when it was pointed out that the features of the house matched the fringe, moustache and piercing eyes of the dictator.

有推友指出这座房屋外貌酷似这位独裁者的脸，“长着”希特勒的刘海、胡子和锐利的眼睛，于是这个笑话就在Twitter上火了起来。

Neighbour Lyn Thomas, 25, said: "I don't know why it would be designed in such a way. It is uncanny."

房主的邻居、25岁的林•托马斯说：“我不知道为什么会把房屋设计成这样。看起来很怪异。”

The "Thriller" cat

“颤栗”猫

A short clip of a cat rearing up its hind legs raised laughs for its resemblance to Michael Jackson's dance routine in his music video to hit 1980s pop song Thriller.

一段短视频中，一只猫抬起它的后腿，样子酷似20世纪80年代迈克尔•杰克逊在热门流行歌曲《颤栗》MV中的舞蹈动作，引人发笑。

The dancing Geckos

跳舞的壁虎

Like a lizard version of Strictly Come Dancing, a group of geckos from Indonesia get us into the party season by "dancing" for photographer Shikhei Goh.

就像是《舞动奇迹》的壁虎版，来自印尼的一群壁虎在摄影师史凯•戈的镜头前翩翩起舞，把我们带到了舞会的季节。

The man who proposed as a dancing carrot

“跳舞的胡萝卜”求婚

In an elaborate marriage proposal a lovestruck Chinese man and 48 of his friends dress in giant carrot costumes to get his girlfriend to say "yes".

一名热恋中的中国男子精心策划了一个特别的求婚方式，和他的48位朋友穿上巨大的胡萝卜装，向女友求婚。

The cat who inherited 10 million euros

继承了1000万欧元的猫

A black cat in Italy inherited 10 million euros (£8.5 million) from his adoptive owner, a widowed heiress who married a property tycoon.

意大利一只黑猫从收养它的主人那里继承了1000万欧元（合850万英镑）。它的主人是一名地产大亨的寡妇，从先夫那里继承了巨额遗产。

The cat is now the proud owner of cash, shares and a property empire which includes flats and houses in Rome and Milan and land in Calabria.

这只猫现在拥有让人艳羡的金钱、股份和一个地产王国，包括罗马和米兰的公寓和房屋，以及在卡拉布里亚的土地。

The address of the cat's new owners is being kept a secret out of fears that the newly-enriched moggy will be besieged by fortune hunters and con men.

这只猫的新主人的地址是保密的，因为害怕这只刚成为富豪的猫会遭到财富追求者和骗子的围攻。

The scooter-riding dog

骑踏板车的狗

A 20-month-old Briard named Norman became an internet sensation when his owners filmed him riding a scooter with his front paws on the handlebars and his hind leg pushing himself along.

一只名叫诺曼的布里犬被主人拍到骑踏板车，它用前爪搭在车把手上，用后腿推着车行进。这只20个月大的布里犬因这段视频而在网络上爆红。

The dancing granny

跳舞的老奶奶

A grandmother from Beijing wowed viewers with her Michael Jackson-inspired dance routine on national television.

一位来自北京的老奶奶在中央电视台的节目上模仿迈克尔•杰克逊跳舞，震撼了观众。

Mrs Bai, whose grandson is named Michael after the late pop star, has won plaudits for her self-taught dancing.

白奶奶给孙子起名为Michael（迈克尔），和已故流行天王名字一样。白奶奶因舞蹈自学成才赢得了众人的喝彩。