the character of Simon's Cats is definitely inspired by my own four cats.

西門貓裡的角色靈感，全來自於我的四隻貓

Well, first off there's Jess.

第一位是潔斯

And she's a little tortoise shell.

她是一隻小玳瑁

She is quite clingy

她很黏人

and when I'm in the house she's never more than a couple of feet away from me

當我在家時，她絕不離我太遠

and she will follow me around and whine for attention and food.

還會跟前跟後的喵喵叫，要我的關注和要吃的

Um...

恩...

which can be a little annoying sometimes but I do love her to bits.

有時候會有點煩，但我愛她偶爾這樣做

I have a real soft spot for Jess

我很疼潔斯

because she's been with me for so long.

因為她陪伴我很久了

Next up there's Maisy.

下一位是玫希

Maisy is a huge great big white and grey spotted tabby,

玫希是一隻灰白大虎斑

who is absolutely gorgeous to look at.

她真的很漂亮

Um... she's a rescue cat and can be a little frosty sometimes

嗯...她是被救回的，有時候有點冷酷

especially with the others come feeding time.

特別是大家一起吃飯的時候

But, she is a big softy... really.

但其實她是個傻大貓...真的

Then there's Hugh!

然後這是休！

Hugh is a big fat black cat, who, again he's very lovable.

休是一隻圓滾滾的黑貓，他也非常可愛

He has very lovely, thick, dense fur, which the others don't have.

他的毛又厚又密非常可愛，是另外三隻沒有的

Which makes him very cuddly.

所以他很好抱

He is very affectionate in the mornings, before he gets fed basically.

他早上非常喜歡撒嬌，在餵早餐前都是這樣

It's probably Hugh actually who is the main inspiration for Simon's Cat because,

西門貓的靈感其實就是來自於休

it was him that gave me the idea when he was a kitten.

因為我在他小的時候開始創作西門貓

Teddy is the new member of the family and again,

泰迪是我們家的新成員

he's another rescue cat.

他也是被救回來的

He was found in a box.

在一個巷子裡找到他

And when I heard the story of the way he was found,

當我聽到他被找到的經過

I had to take him in.

就決定帶他回家

But now, since then, he's grown in to this huge great cat,

現在，他已經長成大貓咪

with a huge great big fluffy tail

有著毛茸茸的大尾巴

that sweeps the ground as he walks around so he's er,

走路的時候尾巴還會在地上掃來掃去

he's quite a character Teddy.

泰迪有他的調調

And he's a real sweet heart as well!

還有他真的很貼心