双语阅读：养猫还是养狗？调查显示，它才是最受欢迎的都市宠物
点击标题栏蓝字关注我们哦~
Cats Clinch the Title of Urban China’s Favorite Pet, Report Says
养猫还是养狗？调查显示，
它才是最受欢迎的都市宠物
A new report released Tuesday by Pethadoop, a platform specializing in China’s pet industry, said cats accounted for 59.5% of all the pets among the 30,000 respondents surveyed for the research. As of last year, there were some 58 million pet cats in China’s urban households, compared with some 54 million pet dogs.
派读宠物行业大数据平台1月18日发布报告称，在接受调查的3万名受访者中，59.5%养宠物猫。截至去年，中国城市家庭中约有5800万只宠物猫，而宠物狗约为5400万只。
China has seen an increase in pet ownership over the years, with people increasingly choosing cats. Globally, though dogs were still more common pets, including the United States and the United Kingdom, cats have emerged as the most popular pet in the European Union lately.
近年来，喂养宠物的中国家庭有所增加，其中养猫的比例持续增长。全球范围内，尽管在美、英等国家最受欢迎的宠物仍然是狗狗，但近年来宠物猫却一跃成为欧盟国家家庭的最爱。
Cats have also turned into a social phenomenon in China and elsewhere, with the felines becoming the subject of viral memes and videos. Many cat lovers online also identify themselves as “cat slaves” and “cat sniffers,” publicly professing their pet preference.
同时，无论是在中国还是世界其他地方，爱“猫”文化蔚然成风，成为一种社会现象。猫科动物成为正在成为短视频和表情包的主角。许多网上的爱猫人士还自视为“猫奴”“吸猫者”，毫不掩饰地表达对猫咪的喜爱。
Researchers attribute the fast growth of cat pets to the lifestyle in Chinese cities, with some experts also suggesting the feline’s popularity with the young generation’s pursuit of individuality.
研究人员将养猫人士激增归因于中国城市的生活方式，也有些专家指出，猫咪受欢迎与年轻人追求个性的潮流有关。
Liu Yi, the report’s chief editor, said that many city dwellers have busy lives and relatively smaller accommodations, thus making cats their ideal companions — it’s easy to raise cats, unlike dogs that require more attention and outdoor activities.
这份报告的主编刘毅（音译）表示，许多城市居民生活节奏快，居住空间较狭小，因此比较而言宠物猫是理想的伴儿——猫咪更好容易养，不像狗狗那样需要更多的关注和室外活动。
“Our research shows that the majority of the pet owners are people born after 1990 and 1995,” he said. “Young people are looking for freedom and spontaneity in their lives, and the habits of cats are more suited to their needs.”
刘译说：“我们的调查显示，大多数宠物主人都是90后和95后。年轻人自由率性的生活，宠物猫的习性更适合他们。”
Cai, a 27-year-old who works in Beijing, said she recently adopted a cat named Nanako. She added that cats were the perfect pet for dagong ren, which means “laborer” or “working people.”
27岁的小蔡在北京工作，她最近收养了一只名叫Nanako的猫咪。小蔡称，猫咪是“打工人”的完美宠物。
“I wanted a dog at first, but since I’m quite busy, I wouldn’t have given them enough time,” she said. “Cats are more independent compared with dogs. Nanako has kept me company through my loneliness, which someone like me who works in a big city faces.”
小蔡说：“起初我想养只狗，但因为我很忙，没有足够的时间陪伴它。和狗相比，猫更独立。像我这样在大城市打工的人往往很孤独，Nanako一直陪伴着我度过这种孤独时刻。”
account for占(比)...
as of截至
emerge as 成为
feline /?fi?la?n/ n. 猫科动物
viral /?va??r?l $ ?va?r?l/ adj. 病毒性的
profess /pr??fes/ vt. 公开表明
attribute sth. to sth. 将某事归因于某事
dweller /?dwel? $ -?r/ n. 居民
accommodation /??k?m??de???n $ ??kɑ?-/ n. 住处
spontaneity /sp?nt?ni??ti, -?ne??ti $ ?spɑ?n-/ n. 自然性
keep sb. company 与某人作伴
本文转载自中国日报网，如有侵权，请联系小编删除
E N D
速通英语有话说
?推荐服务：
回复【 1 】获取试听音频
回复【 2 】了解购书途径
回复【 3 】找错误出点子赢好礼
回复【 4 】举报盗版 | 反馈意见
回复【 5 】获取特定学习资源
回复【 6 】咨询英语问题
回复【 7 】获取图书音频资源
回复【 8 】获取学生讨论群号
回复【 9 】获取教师讨论群号
▌版权说明：版权归原平台及作者所有，若涉及版权问题，敬请联系我们处理▌售后问题：换书、音频文件等问题，请联系提供征订服务的经销商
推荐阅读▼
??双语阅读：五个贴士，让你享受英语学习
??双语阅读：清北毕业生出国率下降
??课标主题阅读：解决问题的六大心智模式
??双语阅读：期末考试，你看我还有机会吗？
??双语阅读：看电影看到气哭？“烂片排雷指南”来了！
??双语阅读：张文宏-这可能是新冠大流行最后一个寒冬
??双语阅读：陕西一男子殴打妻子被停职，全网愤慨：向家暴坚决说“不”！
??烟嗓音专练：高考满分特训-满分特训53
??烟嗓音专练：高考满分特训-满分特训54
??烟嗓音专练：高考冲刺40套-冲刺测试25
??烟嗓音专练：高考冲刺40套-冲刺测试26
??He was disinterested替换说法
??surprised替换说法
??lazy的替换说法
??rich的替换说法
??happy替换说法
??great替换说法
??动词短语：brush up
??习语学习：by the skin of your teeth
??语体风格：日常用词 VS 雅思用词
??习语学习：paint the town red
??评注性状语: more importantly? more important?
??司空见惯却不明所以的"最高级"表达法 (上)
??司空见惯却不明所以的"最高级"表达法 (下)
??“烟嗓音”听力训练 高二特训47、48 答案
??“烟嗓音” 高考突破-模拟考场21、22、31、32 答案??“烟嗓音”-速通英语 高考突破 模拟考场32??“烟嗓音”-速通英语 高考突破 模拟考场31
??重磅！“烟嗓音”听力训练-高二满分特训48??重磅！“烟嗓音”听力训练-高二满分特训47
??2021高考英语听力真题 (全国乙卷) 试题+答案
??2021高考英语听力真题 (新高考卷I) 试题+答案
??2021高考英语听力真题 (全国乙卷) 录音稿
??2021高考英语听力真题 (新高考卷I) 录音稿
英语教学更高效 | 英语学习更轻松。
欢迎围观、点赞、分享。
~欢迎点赞分享~
