歴史的“迷”勝負！？・・・小さな“訪問者”vs警備員(18/11/01)

Name: 歴史的“迷”勝負！？・・・小さな“訪問者”vs警備員(18/11/01)
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Epic War Between Cats and Security at Museum of Art Enters Second Year

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美術館にどうしても入りたい小さなお客さんと、
A tiny customer who desperately wants to enter the art museum and
何とかお引き取り願いたい警備員さん。
a security guard who wants him to leave one way or another.
去年、この両者の攻防戦が大きな注目を集めましたが、
Last year, the battle between these two garnered a great deal of attention, but
その戦いはまだ終わっていませんでした。
their struggle has not ended just yet.
警備員の男性の視線の先には座り込んだ黒猫。
A black cat sitting in protest in the line of sight of a male security guard.
黒猫が建物の中に入ろうとすると、警備員が侵入を阻止。
If the cat tries to enter the building, the security guard prevents the invasion.
それでも強行突破しようとする黒猫には、
Even still, the black cat who tries forcing his way through
警備員が足を出して道を塞ぎます。
is blocked by the security guarding obstructing the way with his foot.
そして黒猫が建物に入ることを諦めると、警備員がお見送り。
Then, the black cat gives up on entering the building and the security guard sees him off.
去年三月、広島県の尾道市立美術館で開催された猫展にやって来た黒猫と、
In March of last year at the City Museum of Art in Onomichi, Hiroshima, the black cat who came to the cat exhibition taking place and
美術館の警備員が繰り広げたこの一幕。
the security guard of the museum unfolded into this scene.
ツイッターに投稿されると、大きな話題を呼びました。
After being posted on Twitter, it made quite the splash.
あれから一年半。
It's been a year and a half since then.
美術館の警備員と猫の攻防はまだ続いていました。
The back and forth battle between museum guard and cat still continued on.
芸術の秋を体感しに来たのでしょうか。
Perhaps she came to experience the autumn arts.
新たに参戦したのは茶トラ猫。
An orange tabby cat came to wage a new war.
その前に立ちはだかるのは警備員。
Planted firmly before him, the security guard.
茶トラ猫が美術館に入ろうとすると、
When the orange tabby cat attempts to enter the museum,
警備員が両手を差し出し、頭をなでなで。
the security guard puts out both hands and pets him on the head,
美術館への侵入を阻止します。
Preventing invasion of the museum.
尾道市立美術館によると、猫好きのスタッフが、
According to the Onomichi City Museum of Art, the staff, who love cats,
始業前や昼休みを利用し、
use the beginning of the work day and their lunch breaks
美術館に現れた猫の様子や警備員との攻防などを、ほぼ毎日、撮影、投稿しているということです。
to film and post about the cats appearing at the museum and their struggles with the security guard almost every day.
猫っていうのが、ま、こう自分達もこう癒されてるっていう面もありますし、
The cats, uh, certainly have a side to them that cheers us up,
ま、当館にお越しになっていただくお客様の一つの何か目的としてですね、
um, and as a sort of goal for customers who come to visit our museum,
あの、この二匹の猫に会いたいなんていうお客様も来てますので、
Uh, there are customers who come to the museum because they want to meet these two cats, so
二匹の猫との関係っていうのはね、
as for our relationship with the two cats,
ぜひいい関係でこれからもあり続けたいなとは思ってます。
I think we certainly want to continue having a positive relationship with them.
今後もですね、猫のツイートを行うことによってですね、
Also, from now on, by tweeting about the cats,
あの、さらに当館を知っていただく機会にもなると思いますし、
uh, I think it also provides further opportunities for people to learn about our museum,
お越しになっていただく、ま、きっかけ作りになるかなとも思いますので、
and I also think it may create an incentive for them to come visit, so,
ま、引き続き行っていきたいなと思ってます。
well, I think we will continue doing this for a long time.
猫の可愛らしさへの反響もさる事ながら、ツイッター上では警備員の方に対しても、
Not only has the cuteness of the cats provoked a resounding response on Twitter, but the security guard as well,
「警備員さんのお顔が優しい」、「優しい手つきですね」などと人気が集まり、
growing popular himself with such comments as "The security guard has such a kind face," and "He's being so gentle with his hands."
記念撮影やサインを求め訪れるお客さんもいるということです。
There have even been some customers who ask him for his autograph or a commemorative picture.

美術館にどうしても入りたい小さなお客さんと、

美術館

Art gallery, art museum

小さな

Small, little, tiny

入り

Entering; setting (of the sun); containing, content, audience; income; beginning
何とかお引き取り願いたい警備員さん。

何とか

Something, something or other, so-and-so; somehow, anyhow, one way or another

願い

Desire, wish, request, prayer, petition, application

警備

Defense, defence, guard, policing, security

員

Member

引き取り

leaving, accepting
去年、この両者の攻防戦が大きな注目を集めましたが、

注目

Notice, attention, observation

戦

War, battle, campaign, fight; troops, forces

大きな

Big, large, great

去年

Last year

集め

Collecting, assembling

両者

pair, the two, both persons, both things

攻防

offense and defense, offence and defence
その戦いはまだ終わっていませんでした。

戦い

Battle, fight, struggle, conflict
警備員の男性の視線の先には座り込んだ黒猫。

男性

Man, male; masculine gender

警備

Defense, defence, guard, policing, security

員

Member

黒

Black; black go stone; guilt, guilty person

先

Former, previous, old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.), opening move

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

視線

One''s line of sight, one''s gaze, one''s eyes (looking), glance, gaze, look
黒猫が建物の中に入ろうとすると、警備員が侵入を阻止。

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while

警備

Defense, defence, guard, policing, security

侵入

Invasion, incursion, raid, aggression, intrusion, trespass, penetration

阻止

Obstruction, check, hindrance, prevention, impediment, interdiction, preemption, blocking

員

Member

黒

Black; black go stone; guilt, guilty person

建物

Building

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
それでも強行突破しようとする黒猫には、

突破

Breaking through, breakthrough, penetration

強行

Forcing, enforcement; forced, enforced

黒

Black; black go stone; guilt, guilty person

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
警備員が足を出して道を塞ぎます。

警備

Defense, defence, guard, policing, security

員

Member

足

Foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money, coin

道

Road; way; buddhist teachings; taoism; modern administrative region of japan (hokkaido); historical administrative region of japan (tokaido, tosando, etc.); province (tang-era administrative region of china); province (modern administrative region of korea)

出し

Dashi (japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp); pretext, excuse, pretense (pretence), dupe, front man
そして黒猫が建物に入ることを諦めると、警備員がお見送り。

見送り

Seeing one off, farewell, escort

諦める

To give up, to abandon (hope, plans), to resign oneself (to)

警備

Defense, defence, guard, policing, security

入る

To enter, to go into; to break into; to join, to enroll; to contain, to hold, to accommodate; to have (an income of); to get, to receive, to score

員

Member

黒

Black; black go stone; guilt, guilty person

建物

Building

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
去年三月、広島県の尾道市立美術館で開催された猫展にやって来た黒猫と、

美術館

Art gallery, art museum

県

Territory (pre-taika: under the yamato court; heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); countryside

開催

Holding a meeting, open an exhibition

去年

Last year

黒

Black; black go stone; guilt, guilty person

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

三月

Three months

展

Exhibition, exhibit

市立

Municipal, city

広島

Hiroshima (city); atomic bombing of hiroshima
美術館の警備員が繰り広げたこの一幕。

美術館

Art gallery, art museum

警備

Defense, defence, guard, policing, security

員

Member

一幕

one act
ツイッターに投稿されると、大きな話題を呼びました。

話題

Topic, subject

大きな

Big, large, great

呼び

Call, invitation

投稿

Contribution, submission, posting (e.g. to a newsgroup or mailing list)

ツイッター

Twitter
あれから一年半。

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

半

Half, semi-; half-past; odd number; unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
美術館の警備員と猫の攻防はまだ続いていました。

美術館

Art gallery, art museum

警備

Defense, defence, guard, policing, security

員

Member

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

攻防

offense and defense, offence and defence
芸術の秋を体感しに来たのでしょうか。

来

Next (year, etc.); since (last month, etc.)

芸術

(fine) art, the arts

秋

Autumn, fall

体感

Bodily sensation, sense, experience
新たに参戦したのは茶トラ猫。

新た

New, fresh, novel

茶

Tea; tea plant (camellia sinensis); tea preparation, making tea; brown; mockery

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

参戦

Participation in a war, going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
その前に立ちはだかるのは警備員。

警備

Defense, defence, guard, policing, security

前

Ago, before (some event), previously, (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of), before (e.g. the house); head (of a line), front (e.g. of a bus), fore part; in the presence of; helping, portion; privates, private parts

員

Member

立ちはだかる

To stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out), to block one''s way, to obstruct (progress etc.)
茶トラ猫が美術館に入ろうとすると、

美術館

Art gallery, art museum

茶

Tea; tea plant (camellia sinensis); tea preparation, making tea; brown; mockery

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
警備員が両手を差し出し、頭をなでなで。

警備

Defense, defence, guard, policing, security

員

Member

頭

Counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)

両手

(with) both hands; approvingly
美術館への侵入を阻止します。

美術館

Art gallery, art museum

侵入

Invasion, incursion, raid, aggression, intrusion, trespass, penetration

阻止

Obstruction, check, hindrance, prevention, impediment, interdiction, preemption, blocking
尾道市立美術館によると、猫好きのスタッフが、

美術館

Art gallery, art museum

好き

-phil, -phile, enthusiast (for), love (of); being attractive (to), to tend to be liked (by)

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

スタッフ

Staff; stuff

市立

Municipal, city
始業前や昼休みを利用し、

昼休み

Lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period

利用

Use, utilization, utilisation, application

前

Ago, before (some event), previously, (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of), before (e.g. the house); head (of a line), front (e.g. of a bus), fore part; in the presence of; helping, portion; privates, private parts

始業

Start of work, commencement, opening
美術館に現れた猫の様子や警備員との攻防などを、ほぼ毎日、撮影、投稿しているということです。

美術館

Art gallery, art museum

現れ

Embodiment, manifestation, materialization, materialisation, expression, indication

様子

State, state of affairs, situation, circumstances; appearance, look, aspect; sign, indication

警備

Defense, defence, guard, policing, security

撮影

Photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting, (video) recording

員

Member

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

毎日

Every day

投稿

Contribution, submission, posting (e.g. to a newsgroup or mailing list)

攻防

offense and defense, offence and defence
猫っていうのが、ま、こう自分達もこう癒されてるっていう面もありますし、

面

Looking like a ..., acting as if a ...

自分

Myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself; i, me; you

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

達

Pluralizing suffix (esp. for people & animals; formerly honorific)
ま、当館にお越しになっていただくお客様の一つの何か目的としてですね、

何

What; how many; you-know-what, that; whatsit, what''s the expression, what do you call them; what?; hey!

目的

Purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention

一つ

One; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

として

As (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that..., trying to..

お越し

Coming, going
あの、この二匹の猫に会いたいなんていうお客様も来てますので、

来

Next (year, etc.); since (last month, etc.)

二

Two

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

匹

Counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth
二匹の猫との関係っていうのはね、

関係

Relation, relationship, connection; participation, involvement, concern; influence, effect; sexual relations, sexual relationship; related to ..., connected to ..

二

Two

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

匹

Counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth
ぜひいい関係でこれからもあり続けたいなとは思ってます。

関係

Relation, relationship, connection; participation, involvement, concern; influence, effect; sexual relations, sexual relationship; related to ..., connected to ..
今後もですね、猫のツイートを行うことによってですね、

行う

To perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out

今後

From now on, hereafter

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

ツイート

tweet
あの、さらに当館を知っていただく機会にもなると思いますし、

機会

Chance, opportunity

思い

Thought; imagination, mind, heart; desire, wish, hope, expectation; love, affection; feelings, emotion, sentiment, experience
お越しになっていただく、ま、きっかけ作りになるかなとも思いますので、

作り

Making, forming, cultivating, growing; form, appearance

思い

Thought; imagination, mind, heart; desire, wish, hope, expectation; love, affection; feelings, emotion, sentiment, experience

お越し

Coming, going
ま、引き続き行っていきたいなと思ってます。

引き続き

Continuously, continually, without a break; next, then, after that
猫の可愛らしさへの反響もさる事ながら、ツイッター上では警備員の方に対しても、

方

Direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction); side (of an argument, etc.), one''s part; type, category; field (of study, etc.); indicates one side of a comparison; way, method, manner, means; length (of each side of a square)

上

From the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of; aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality, best, top, high class; going up; governmental, imperial; presenting, showing; ana- (medical, biol.)

事

Thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs; work, business, affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..; alias, aka, nickname, alternative name, also known as

警備

Defense, defence, guard, policing, security

員

Member

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

反響

Echo, reverberation; repercussion, reaction, response, influence

に対して

Towards, against, regarding, in contrast with

ツイッター

Twitter
「警備員さんのお顔が優しい」、「優しい手つきですね」などと人気が集まり、

優しい

Tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable

人気

Sign of life, human presence; humanity, humaneness

集まり

Gathering, meeting, assembly, collection, attendance

警備

Defense, defence, guard, policing, security

員

Member

顔

Face, visage; look, expression, countenance; honor, honour, face; influence, notoriety

手つき

manner of using one's hands
記念撮影やサインを求め訪れるお客さんもいるということです。

記念

Commemoration, celebration, honoring the memory of something, turning something into a memento, memory

サイン

Autograph, signature; sign; sine

撮影

Photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting, (video) recording

訪れる

To visit, to call on; to arrive, to come, to appear

求め

Request, appeal, claim, demand; purchase