美国文化习俗精粹 第7期:Pets 美国宠物
<p> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="pets">pets</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="puppy">puppy</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="either">either</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="furry">furry</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spice">spice</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pets">pets</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="entertaining">entertaining</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="amusing">amusing</span> <span word="toys">toys</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>, <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pets">pets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stylish">stylish</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="canine">canine</span> <span word="perfume">perfume</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="smell">smell</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="beastly">beastly</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pets">pets</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>-<span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="better">better</span>.</p><p> 美国人很爱宠物，而且这不只是一种不成熟、短暂的爱。很多宠物的主人把这些毛茸茸的朋友当作家庭的一部分，有时候还为宠物准备娱乐用的录像带和玩具来增添牠们生活的乐趣，如果宠物的主人具有流行的眼光，还会让他们的宠物穿上时髦的衣服，在特殊的场合里，甚至为宠物喷上狗儿专用的香水，让牠们味道好闻一点，减少一些动物身上的味道。你也可以说，美国人待他们的宠物如同待他们的孩子一样——有时甚至更好。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pets">pets</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 43 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="pets">pets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sort">sort</span>. <span word="Exotic">Exotic</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="monkeys">monkeys</span>, <span word="snakes">snakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="wolves">wolves</span>, <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="pets">pets</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>, <span word="mice">mice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Clintons">Clintons</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>, <span word="Socks">Socks</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bushes">Bushes</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="Millie">Millie</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Pet">Pet</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="pets">pets</span>. <span word="Dog">Dog</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="rivalries">rivalries</span>.</p>
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