The sloth¹ in Disney's latest animated² hit, "Zootopia," has become a social media sensation in China.

近日，迪士尼公司最新动画电影《疯狂动物城》中的树懒已经在中国社交媒体上引起了轰动。

As of Wednesday, "Zootopia" had raked in more than 824 million yuan (about 126 million U.S. dollars) in box office sales since its debut³ on March 4, according to ticket sales site maoyan.com.

根据猫眼电影网站数据显示，截止周三，自3月4日开始上映的《疯狂动物城》，票房收入已超过8亿2400万元（大约1亿2600万美元）。

The new movie is expected to beat "Kung Fu Panda 3" to become the highest-grossing animated film in China. Meanwhile, Flash the sloth is fast becoming an Internet celebrity⁴. The department of motor vehicles in "Zootopia" is staffed by sloths⁵, the world's slowest mammal.

这部最新电影被认为将会击败《功夫熊猫3》，在中国成为票房最高的动画电影。此外，那只名叫闪电的树懒也快速成为网络红人。在《疯狂动物城》中，机动车部门的职员是世界上最慢的哺乳动物树懒。

Pictures of Chinese netizens mimicking⁶ Flash's dopey facial expression are making the rounds online. Animated gifs have also been shared across instant messaging app WeChat.

现在，中国网友模仿闪电迟钝的面部表情的图片正在网上盛传，而相关的GIF图片也在即时通信应用app微信上分享开来。

"Flash the Sloth has stolen the spotlight⁷ from the film's two main characters!" said user "LeleTiantian" on microblog Sina Weibo.

新浪微博用户“LeleTiantian”说道：“这只名为闪电的树懒抢了电影中两个主角的风头了！”

For most Chinese, "Zootopia" is the first time that they have even seen a sloth, but people now are keen to know more about these animals.

对于大多数中国人来说，《疯狂动物城》是他们第一次看到树懒这种生物，但是人们现在很想知道更多关于这些动物的信息了。

At Beijing Zoo, the American animal enclosure, which has several two-toed sloths, has been very popular in recent days.

在北京动物园的美国动物展区有几只二趾树懒，在最近这段日子里非常受欢迎。

"I could just watch these creatures all day! They are so cute," said another Weibo user "Yykii."

另外一名名叫“Yykii”的新浪微博用户表示：“我可以整天看到这些动物了！他们太可爱了！”