可爱熊猫狗成新宠

可爱熊猫狗成新宠

可爱熊猫狗成新宠

可爱熊猫狗成新宠

可爱熊猫狗成新宠

可爱熊猫狗成新宠

    It is panda-monium in pet shops in China as dogs that look like the country's unique and rare bears become all the rage。

　　中国的宠物店里上演起了《魔豆传奇》的故事。这些狗狗眼下非常流行，它们看上去很像中国特有的罕见物种——熊猫。(Panda Monium：魔豆传奇，一部以熊猫为主人公的动画作品)

　　These dogs that look like pandas are selling out in pet stores across the country. In Chengdu city in southwest China's Sichuan province pet shop owner Hsin Ch'en cannot satisfy demand among the country's new middle class who want the cute dogs as pets。

　　这些看上去像熊猫的狗在中国宠物店热卖。在中国西南部的四川省成都市，宠物店店主陈新(音译)觉得自己已经难以满足国内新兴中产阶层们对这种可爱宠物狗的购买需求。

　　Dogs that look like pandas have become a huge hit with China's middle class as more and more of the nation's citizens look to own a dog as a companion。

　　随着越来越多的中国人想要养狗作伴，这种长得像熊猫的狗狗在中产阶层中掀起了一股风潮。

　　The cute animals have been selling out at pet shops across China. The panda dog is groomed and coloured in a certain way to make it resemble the nation's unique bear。

　　这些可爱的小动物在中国各地的宠物店有售。用特定的方式打扮染色，狗狗的造型就像中国特有的国宝熊猫了。

　　Hsin Ch'en said. 'Now we are like westerners and want one as a companion. The cute breeds like French bulldogs and Labradors were the favourites, but now it is the panda dog.'

　　陈新说 ：“现在我们也像西方人一样，想要有只狗狗作伴。以往顾客最喜欢的品种是可爱的法国斗牛犬和拉布拉多犬，但现在熊猫犬成为了新宠。”

　　The panda dog, actually, is not a separate breed of pooch at all, but rather a chow which has undergone a lot of cosmetic tomfoolery to make it resemble the panda。

　　熊猫犬其实并不是一个特有的犬种，而是通过一大堆无聊的化妆，把一只松狮犬打扮成熊猫的样子。

　　Pet shop owner Hsin Ch'en says there are 'no chemicals or cruelty' involved in turning chows into miniature panda lookalikes。

　　宠物店主陈新说，把松狮犬打扮成熊猫模样的过程中，完全不会使用化学物质，也没有任何残忍的手段。

　　He went on: 'I perfected the technique here and now it is spreading across the country.'

　　他接着说：“我把技术完善过了，如今全国各地都在推广。”

　　"With a bit of careful grooming and colouring it is easy to turn a chow into a panda dog in about two hours." 

　　“只要小心地装扮和染色，在两个小时内把松狮犬变成熊猫狗是很容易的。”

　　Then the look will stay with the dog for around six weeks and the owners bring them back for some touching up。

　　松狮犬的熊猫造型可以保持六周左右，然后主人要把他们带回宠物店再做造型。

　　But the price of the dog does rise significantly because of the amount of grooming that goes into it. People don't mind paying the extra though - they like the fact that heads turn in the street and they can tell their friends: "I have a panda dog"。

　　但是因为要做一番大的美容，这种熊猫犬的价格水涨船高。不过人们并不介意为此支付额外的费用，因为带着熊猫狗在街上行走会招来很高的回头率，人们喜欢这种感觉，而且他们还可以告诉自己的朋友：“我有一只像熊猫一样的狗狗。”