2011年奇闻异事回顾

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。