Hello Kitty將登大銀幕，改編動畫電影將于2019年上映

Hello Kitty will appear in an animated feature set for release in 2019, according to an article by Deadline. The white Japanese bobtail cat with a red bow and six symmetrical whiskers will star in the film project with an estimated budget of $160 million to $240 million.
據Deadline報道，凱蒂貓（Hello Kitty）動畫電影將于2019年上映。這只頭戴紅色蝴蝶結、有六根對稱胡須的白色日本短尾貓將在電影中亮相，影片預算在1.6億美元到2.4億美元之間。

Hello Kitty was created in 1975 by the Sanrio lifestyle company that specializes in the cute sector of Japanese popular culture. The company's managing director Rehito Hatoyama will oversee the Hello Kitty film project. Hello Kitty, according to her official character profile, was born in the suburbs of London and her full name is Kitty White. The character's height has been described as five apples tall and her weight as three apples. Hello Kitty has been portrayed as a friendly and kind girl and has been well received over the decades.
1975年，專注于萌系日本流行文化的三麗鷗公司創造了凱蒂貓（Hello Kitty）的形象。三麗鷗公司常務鳩山玲人將擔任電影監制。根據其官方人物資料，凱蒂貓（Hello Kitty）的出生地是倫敦郊區，她的全名是凱蒂·懷特（Kitty White）。據描述，她的身高相當于5個蘋果，體重相當于3個蘋果。凱蒂貓（Hello Kitty）被塑造成一個友好善良的女孩形象，幾十年來一直很受歡迎。

The character early was marketed to young girls with products ranging from dolls to school supplies to backpacks. Sanrio has since expanded the target market to include teenagers and adults with branded products such as purses, luggage and laptops. The Japanese icon last year was worth about $7 billion.
早期，凱蒂貓（Hello Kitty）的形象衍生出了一系列產品，包括玩偶、文具、書包，主要面向少女。此后，三麗鷗公司還將市場受眾擴大到青少年和成年人，推出了錢包、行李箱、筆記本電腦等品牌產品。作為日本的標志性卡通形象，去年，凱蒂貓（Hello Kitty）的身價在70億美元左右。

Vocabulary
bobtail: 短尾貓
symmetrical: 對稱分布的

英文來源：每日郵報
譯者：許晶晶
編輯：左卓