1、美國的寵物文化雙語閱讀在美國養寵物的人很多，由此形成的寵物文化也十分特別，下面為大家帶來美國的寵物文化雙語閱讀，歡迎大家閱讀！america ns love pets. and it s not just puppy love， either.many pet owners treat their furry friends as part of the family. sometimes they spice up their pets lives with entertaining videos and amus ing toys. if they have an eye for fash

2、i on， petowners can dress their pets in stylish clothes. for special occasions ， they can use canine perfume to make their dogs smell well. you might say america ns treat their pets like they treat their childre n-sometimes eve n better.there are more households with pets than those with childre n i

3、n america. at least 43 perce nt of u.s. homes have pets of some sort. exotic creatures ， such as mon keys ， sn akes and even wolves ， find a home with some americans. more com mon pets in clude tropical fish， mice and birds. but theall-time favorites are cats and dogs， eve n at the white house.the b

4、ushes dog ， spot， has replaced the clintons cat， socks，as reigning firstpet.america nssometimes havestro ngfeeli ngs aboutwhetherdogs orcats make betterpets."dog people&qu ot; and "cat people&qu ot; ofte n enjoy frie ndly rivalries.beneath the furry luxuries , there lies a

5、basic american belief : pets have a right to be treated well. at least 75 animal welfare orga ni zati ons exist in america. these provide care and adopti on services for homeless and abused ani mals. veteri naria ns can give ani mals an in credible level of medical care for an in credible price. to

6、pay for the high-tech health care, people can buy health in sura nee for their pets. and whe n it s time to say good-bye , owners can bury their pets in a respectable pet cemetery.pets are as basic to america n culture as hot dogs or apple pie. to america ns , pets are no t just property , but a par

7、t of the family. after all , pets are people , too.美國的寵物文化譯文：美國人很愛寵物，而且還不是一時的激情。 很多寵物主把這些毛絨絨的朋友當作家庭一員，有時候還為它們準備 有趣的錄像帶和玩具，讓它們過得有滋有味。如果主人時髦的話，他 們還會給自己的寵物穿上時髦的衣服。在一些特殊場合，他們甚至為狗噴上專用香水，這樣它們聞起來就香噴噴的啦。可以這樣說，美國 人待他們的寵物就像待自己的孩子；;有時有過之而無不及。有寵物的家庭比有孩子的家庭還多。至少43%的美國家庭養有不同種類的寵物，有些還飼養外來品種，例如猴子、蛇甚至狼；更常見的寵物有熱帶魚、老鼠

8、和鳥。不過，貓和狗一直是最有人氣的，即 使在白宮也不例外。布什的狗；斯波特已經取代了克林頓的貓；;襪子， 成為高高在上的"第一寵物".最好的的寵物到底是貓還 是狗？美國人有時候被這個問題弄得牽腸掛肚的。"愛狗的人"和"愛貓的人"呢，也經常喜歡彼此調侃一番。在寵物奢華享受的背后，其實存在著美國人的一種基本信念：寵 物有權受到善待。美國至少有 75個動物福利組織，他們為流離失所 以及受到虐待的動物提供照顧與領養服務。 獸醫給動物提供的醫療護 理好得令人難以置信；;價格自然極其昂貴。若是為了負擔高科技的衛 生保健，主人可買到寵