What did you do to celebrate the new year? For many, there’s no better way than watching movies with heart-warming holiday vibes.
你會做些什么來慶祝新年呢？對于不少人而言，觀看洋溢著暖心節(jié)日氣氛的電影堪稱最好的慶祝方式

Adoring, a comedy-drama released on Dec 31, is such a film.
2019年12月31日上映的喜劇電影《寵愛》便是這樣一部電影。

The movie tells a story through the eyes of pet center owner Vivian, who provides medical care for all pets in her community. She witnesses six heart-warming stories among the pets and their owners. In one moving scene, an old dog is dying but wants to see its beloved owner one last time.
影片中的寵物中心店主薇薇安關照著社區(qū)里所有寵物的健康，影片正是通過她的視角來講述故事。薇薇安見證了六段寵物和主人之間的暖心故事。在一個感人片段中，一只年邁的狗狗在彌留之際，仍想要看自己摯愛的主人最后一眼。

As the movie tagline goes, “Love is trust, love is commitment, and love is a vow we take for life.”
正如影片的宣傳語所說的那樣：“愛是信任，愛是承諾，愛是我們一生的誓言。”

The film’s producer, Xu Zheng, said at the premiere that Adoring is a movie that “explores different relationships”, “brings the warmth of love” and especially “attracts young people”.
該片監(jiān)制徐崢在首映禮上表示，《寵愛》是一部“探索不同人際關系”、“帶來愛的溫暖”的電影，尤其“吸引年輕人”。

Indeed, pets are becoming popular among young Chinese people. According to a report on the 2019 Singles Day shopping festival from online retailer Tmall, cat food is the most popular import commodity, even surpassing powdered milk for babies. The total sales volume reached 14,000 tons of cat food and 18,000 tons of dog food, combining both imported and domestic commodities, with the generation of the 1990s making up 44 percent of the total buyers.
的確，養(yǎng)寵物在中國年輕人之中日益流行。據(jù)天貓發(fā)布的一份關于2019年雙十一購物節(jié)的報告顯示，貓糧是最熱賣的進口商品，甚至超過了嬰幼兒奶粉。國內外貓糧和狗糧的銷售總量分別達到了1.4萬噸和1.8萬噸，其中90后買家占44%。

Food and daily necessities aside, young pet owners also buy smart products, like automatic feeders and pet monitors to take care of the pets while they are not at home. Other pet services include training, grooming, vaccines, medical treatment and funerals for pets passing away.
除了食品和日用品之外，養(yǎng)寵物的年輕人還會買自動喂食器和寵物監(jiān)控等智能產品，以便不在家時也能照顧寵物。其他的寵物服務還包括了訓練、清潔、打疫苗、醫(yī)療以及為去世的寵物舉辦葬禮等。

The increase is partly attributed to people’s attitudes toward pets, as more and more youth treat pets as companions or family members.
這些寵物服務的增長部分源于人們對于寵物的態(tài)度，越來越多的年輕人將寵物視為同伴或者家人。

Linda, a 25-year-old white-collar worker in Beijing, has kept a Scottish Fold for two years. She bought the cat for more than 3,000 yuan and spends 300 to 500 yuan on her cat each month. When asked why she keeps it, she told Global Times that taking care of a cat is like raising a child. She needs its company in the big city.
25歲的北京白領琳達養(yǎng)一只蘇格蘭折耳貓已經兩年了。當時她花了3000多元買下這只貓，每月會在愛貓身上花300-500元。當她在接受《環(huán)球時報》采訪被問及為何要養(yǎng)貓時，她表示養(yǎng)貓就像養(yǎng)娃。她在這個大城市里需要陪伴。

“It is natural to spend money on their ‘family members’,” Liu Bo, a professor at China Agriculture University told Xinhua News Agency. “This trend … meets people’s demands for a better spiritual life.”
“為‘家人’花錢是理所當然的，”中國農業(yè)大學教授劉波在接受新華社采訪時表示。“這種趨勢……滿足了人們對更好的精神生活的追求。”

Indeed, pets give people so much in terms of love and emotional support. After all, it’s difficult not to enjoy the bond with pets as well as the pleasure and challenge brought by a furry friend.
的確，寵物給予了人們不少愛與情感支持。畢竟，人們無法拒絕享受與寵物之間的深厚感情以及這位毛茸茸的朋友所帶來的快樂與挑戰(zhàn)。

以上文章內容選自《21世紀學生英文報高中版》，詳情請見《21世紀學生英文報高中版》高三704期