2024.01.15 外刊双语精读 印度和宠物：狗的统治.docx

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1.15每日一篇双语精读

Indiaandpets：Poochraj

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Middle-classIndiansaregoing?gooey?overdogs

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【1】WhenKyled’CostaandhiswifemetRio,anine-montholdshihapso,in?2021,“itwasloveatfirstsight.”Thenewly-wedssoonaddedashihtzuand,?besotted?withtheirpooches,alsopetinsurance,?doggy-sizedIndia?cricket?jerseys?andother?accoutrements.Thenthey?rented?abiggerflattogivetheanimals“morespace”.

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【2】TheD’Costasandmillionsofothermiddle-classIndians,chief?beneficiaries?ofthecountry’sstrongrecentgrowth,arefollowingawell-trodden?developmentpath.Nolongercontentwithnewcars,?branded?sneakersandotherWestern?baubles,theyare?rapidly?acquiring?pets.AccordingtoStatista,adatacompany,Indiahad?19.4mpetdogsin?2018?andmaynowhave?31m.In?2021?MarketDecipher,anotherresearch?outfit,?estimated?India’speteconomytobeworth$890mandthatitwouldalmost?triple?insizeoverthenextdecade.

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【3】Thetrend?mirrors?evenmore?dramatic?growthinChina’spetindustry,whichis?estimated?tohaveincreased?fivefold?insevenyears,to$58.6bnin?2022.Increasedpet-ownershipcomeswithrisingincomes,especiallyamongyoung?professionals?whotendto?delay?marriageand?parenthood?andtobeespeciallyopentoapoochie?surrogate.ItisonlyamatteroftimebeforeIndian?matrimonial?websitesincludea“pet-friendly”option.InIndiaaselsewhere,thecovid-19?lockdown?alsoincreased?demand?foranimal?companionship.

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【4】Establishedpet-industryplayersaregearingupandnewones?emerging.Nestlé,theworld’sbiggestfoodcompany,lastyearacquiredPurinaPetcare,anIndianpet-foodbusiness.Emami,anIndianconsumer-goods?giant,offersAyurvedic?medicines?forpets.EuromonitorInternational,amarket-researchcompany,thinksIndia’spet-foodindustryisworth$480mandwillgrowto$1.2bnby?2025.

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【5】Petservices,?conventional?andsomewhat?outlandish,arealso?booming.Groomingand?boarding?companies?arebecoming?commonpl