英文欣赏：加菲猫的创造者吉姆·戴维斯(下)
Garfield is owned by a young man named Jon Arbuckle who also owned a happy,
加菲猫的主人是一个名叫乔恩的少年，他还有个快乐，
slobbering little dog named Odie, whom Garfield is always taunting.
常流口水的小狗，名叫欧弟，加菲尔德总是嘲弄欧弟。
Davis' childhood on a farm parallels the life of Garfield's owner, Jon Arbuckle,
戴维斯的童年生活和加菲猫的主人乔恩·阿布库有相似之处，
who was also raised on a farm with his parents and brother Doc Boy. Jon, too, is a cartoonist.
在农场里长大，和父母和弟弟一起生活。另外，乔恩也是一个漫画家。
Garfield, now syndicated in over 2,500 newspapers,
漫画连载《加菲猫》在超过2500家报刊上同时发表过，
has been the subject of such prime time animated TV specials as Here Comes Garfield,
已被拍成动画片的《加菲猫来了》、
Garfield in the Rough, Garfield in Paradise, The Garfield Halloween Adventure, and A Garfield Thanksgiving
《加菲猫未完成》，《加菲猫好莱坞历险记》，《加菲猫在感恩节》都曾在电视的黄金时段播出。
as well as his own Saturday morning program Garfield And Friends /CBS/1988~1995
1988~1995年，在哥伦比亚广播公司播出的“加菲猫和朋友们”星期天节目也大受欢迎。
and the theatrical cartoon Garfield: The Movie(2004).
2004年，戏剧卡通加菲猫被拍成了了电影。
Davis now lives in Muncie, Indiana where
戴维斯现在住在印第安纳州的曼西，1981年开办了爪子公司。
he and his staff continue to produce Garfield under his own company, Paws, Inc.
他和他的员工不断生产与加菲猫有关的物品。
which started in 1981. He is married to Carolyn,
他的妻子卡洛琳是一位歌手兼老师。
a singer and teacher whom he met while both were attending college, and has a son named James.
他们在大学相识，有一个儿子名叫詹姆斯。
Oddly, Davis did not have cats when he started Garfield and still does not today,
奇怪的是，在戴维斯开始创作加菲猫的时候，他并没有养猫，直到现在，也是这样，
as his wife is allergic to them. He does, however, have a dog named Molly.
因为他的妻子对猫过敏。不过，他确实有一条名叫莫莉的狗。
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