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Putting a wolf over their heads.
把狼放在他们头顶。
The majority of Americans see their pets as family members, surveys show.
研究表明，大多数的美国人把他们的宠物看作自己的家庭成员。
Those with dogs are more likely to call themselves pet “parents” than canine “owners”.
养狗的人更愿意把自己称为狗狗的父母，而并非狗狗的主人。
There are more of these parents than ever.
现在比以前有更多的“狗狗父母”。
Canine
犬科动物的：犬科动物的、与之相关的或具有其特点的
More than
1. 不仅
Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too.
2. 非常，很
I am more than glad to help you.
3. 与其……不如
He is more lucky than clever.
与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。
no more...than
1. 表示对两者都否定，意为“同……一样不”（=neither...nor...）
-He is no more a writer than a lecturer.
他既不是演讲家，也不是作家。
2. “仅仅”“只有”“最多不超过”，强调少。如：
--This test takes no more than thirty minutes.
这个测验只要30分钟
Less than
1. 不像（如）
He is less honest than his brother.
他不如他哥哥诚实。
2. 比……少，不如……多
We drink less coffee than tea.
我们喝咖啡不如喝茶多。
I got less money than the others did.
我比别人得到的钱少。
3. 与其……不如……
I regard him less as my teacher than as my friend.
与其说我把他当作老师，不如说我是把他当作朋友。
注：表示此义时可与more...than 结构替换（但要注意词序的变化）。如：
He is less a teacher than an expert./He is more an expert than a teacher.
与其说他是老师，不如说他是专家。

In big cities such as San Francisco and Seattle, (owned) dogs outnumber children.
在圣弗朗西斯科和西雅图这些大城市，被饲养狗狗的数量比人们的孩子还要多。
The ways in which companies are profiting from the trend are also multiplying.
公司从这一趋势中获利的方式也越来越多。
Outnumber
数字上超过
a town where men outnumber women four to one.
一个男女比例为4比1的城镇。
The way + (in which) 方式，方法
We want to know the way in which you learn new words
Trend
趋势：显示出大致的倾向；趋向：
“The gender gap was trending down”(&b{James J. Kilpatrick})
“性别之间愈来愈没有距离”(詹姆斯J.科尔帕里克)
Multiply
1. 使大大增加; 大大增加
例：Such disputes multiplied recently.
最近，此类争论大大增加
2. 大量繁殖
例：These creatures can multiply quickly.
这些生物能迅速大量繁殖。

Not only is there organic dog food on offer, but packaged, raw food for dogs so they can follow a “paleo” diet reminiscent of what their ancestors ate in the wild.
不仅仅销售有机狗粮，而且还为狗狗提供生机包装食品，从而让狗狗能够回归原始饮食方式，回忆起它们祖先以前在野外所吃的东西。
Raw food 生食
例句:I cannot get used to raw food diets.
我没法习惯吃生食。
Paleo- 这是一个前缀
古代的；史前的；古老的：
paleobotany.古植物学
Reminiscent
令人回想的：倾向于回忆或提示往事的：
an evening reminiscent of happier times.
令人回想幸福时光的傍晚

A different sort of indulgence is orthopaedic pet mattresses.
一种不同的溺爱方式就是符合宠物身体构造床垫的诞生。
This year Americans spent more than $400m on Halloween costumes for pets.
今年，美国人为宠物的万圣节装扮花费超过4亿美元。
Indulgence
1. 沉溺：沉迷的行为或事例；满足 ==》 溺爱
indulgence of every whim. 放纵于每个兴致
2. 迁就，宽容：宽容某种事物的行为：
indulgence in irresponsible behavior., 任性地作出不负责任的行为
3. 嗜好：沉迷爱好的事物：
Sports cars are an expensive indulgence.
跑车是一个花费昂贵的嗜好
Orthopaedic 矫形的
Orthopaedic surgery 矫形外科 ; 骨科手术 ; 整形外科 ; 外科学
Mattresses
床垫，底垫
Costume 服饰
Garment 外衣
Clothing 衣服

Overall, annual spending on pet food and products in America has risen by around 40% over the past ten years, to $43bn—a remarkable rate of growth for an already large industry, says Jared Koerten of Euromonitor, a research firm.
总的说来，美国人每年在宠物食品和有关产品上的开销在过去10年间已经上涨了约40%，达到430亿美元。一家名为Euromonitor研究公司的Jared Koerten表示，这个增长率对于体量已然极其庞大的行业来说是惊人的。
Overall
总体上地（Webster: as a whole : GENERALLY ）
例：Overall I was disappointed.
总的来说，我感到失望。
Remarkable
显著，值得注意的 =noticeable
It is quite remarkable that doctors have been so wrong about this.

Now a pack of startups has sniffed a fresh opportunity.
现在，一群创业公司已经嗅到了商机。
Sniff
1. 嗅，闻：使用嗅觉器官，如品尝或调查：
sniffed at the jar to see what it held. 嗅一嗅罐子看里面装的是什么
2. 鄙视：用瞧不起或不重视的态度看待某物：
The critics sniffed at the adaptation of the novel to film.
评论家们对于把小说改编成电影不屑一顾
Fresh
1, 新鲜， 干净
fresh air; fresh water
2. 没经验的；不熟练的：
fresh recruits. 新兵

Much as Airbnb has offered travellers an alternative to staying in a hotel, two firms, Rover and DogVacay, want to give pet owners an alternative to kennels when away from home.
就像Airbnb已经为旅行者提供了另外一种入住酒店的方式，Rover和DogVacay这两家公司打算为宠物饲主出远门时提供一种全新的寄养方式。
Kennel
狗窝，狗房
kernel
中心：最具实质性的中心部分；核心：
“that hard kernel of gaiety that never breaks”(Evelyn Waugh)
“快乐的坚强核心从未破裂。”(伊夫琳•沃)

Customers search for a nearby sitter and pay for their dog to stay in that person’s home.
顾客可以搜寻就近的“宠物保姆”，然后为他们的宠物支付“住宿费”。
Sitter
保姆：当父母不在时照看孩子的人

The cost is around $30 a night, with the majority of that going to the sitter and around a fifth to the company—much less than you would spend to check your dog into a kennel.
寄养宠物一晚上的花费是大约30美金，“宠物保姆”会收到其中大部分的钱，只有约五分之一的佣金归属这个公司。这比你花钱给宠物店照看狗狗要便宜得多。
Check 暂时看放
Check over 查看；检查：
The teacher checked the students' papers over. 老师仔细查看了学生们的试卷
Check in 在旅馆登记住宿
Check out
1. 结帐离开：结帐并且离开旅馆或其它住所
2. 办妥手续之后取出（某物）：
check out books. 借出书籍