Boasting lavishly decorated pens and exotic names like Bleugems Believe-in-me and Peter Purrfect, these are no ordinary moggies.
住在華麗裝飾的圍欄里面，擁有異域風(fēng)情的名字（像“Bleugems相信我”和“完美嗚嗚皮特”），這些可都不是一般的貓。

From a feline boasting a lustrous coat of perfectly coiffed fur, to a distinctive sphynx cat without so much as a solitary whisker, Birmingham played host to over a thousand pampered pets at the 2012 Supreme Championship Cat Show.
從擁有順滑且光澤的皮毛的貓，到特立獨行沒有一點胡子的斯芬克斯貓，伯明翰舉辦的2012年度冠軍貓展吸引了超過一千只養(yǎng)尊處優(yōu)的高貴貓。

Cat-lovers from all over the country brought their furry friends to the NEC to enter them in the annual show, which is one of the biggest cat fancies in Europe.
來自不同國家的愛貓者，帶著他們毛茸茸的朋友來到國際展覽中心參加貓展，這是歐洲地區(qū)最大的愛貓人天堂之一。

Unusual: This sphynx cat was just one of the exotic breeds entered in the show, which is run by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy.
不尋常：這只斯芬克斯貓就是參展的一只異域來貓，由貓展理事會推薦。

Bundles of fluff: Doting cat owner Rosa Wardle shows off her pet Blue Snowman, left, while Yvette Barber holds up her Tabby Colourpoint Firecracker at the Supreme Championship Cat Show.
絨毛團團：貓主人羅莎·沃德爾十分溺愛貓，她展示了她的寵物藍雪人（左），而右邊理發(fā)師伊維特則帶著她的爆竹虎斑貓來參加冠軍貓展。

Pre-show prep: A cat named Peter Purrfect stretches ahead of the event.
展前準備：一只名為“完美嗚嗚皮特”的貓在展前伸懶腰。

Pampered: One of the entrants plays with its accessories inside its lavishly decorated pen.
養(yǎng)尊處優(yōu)：一只參展貓在玩兒它的圍欄里的華麗裝飾品。

Wacky: A cat named Bostin' Buddy is seen in its pen decorated with a tiger face at the show in Birmingham.
?古怪：在伯明翰的會場中，一只名為“伯斯丁老兄”的貓在展覽中住的是一間裝飾虎臉的圍欄。

Hairless: The rare sphynx cat, one of many breeds spotted at the Supreme Championship Cat Show, is famous for its lack of coat.
無毛：罕見的斯芬克斯貓在冠軍貓展上是比較常見的品種，以毛少出名。

Assessment: A judge inspects one of the pets entered in the Supreme Cat Show.
評估：一個檢察員在檢查進入貓展的貓。

Travelling in style: Two of the entrants are pushed around in a double cat carrier on wheels, left, while Venus the Birman, right, shows off its impressive fangs.
獨特旅行：左圖是兩只坐著雙人輪車被推進來的參展貓，右圖則展示了一只叫維納斯的伯曼貓那令人膽寒的獠牙。

Vying for the trophy: Pet owners brought their cats from all over the country to take part in the competition.
爭奪獎杯：來自各個國家的寵物主人都來此參賽。

Burmese, Persian, Oriental and Siamese breeds were all entered into this year's contest.
來自緬甸、波斯、亞洲以及暹羅不同貓的品種都參與了今年的比賽。

This wide-eyed cat is an Australian Mist, which is still a relatively new breed in the UK.
這只大眼貓的品種是澳大利亞薄霧貓，在英國還是相對新的品種。

A judge holds up a snow spotted Bengal cat for a closer look.
一位檢察員仔細檢查這只身上有雪花斑點的孟加拉貓。