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The other big selling-point is that pets by and large receive better treatment.
另外一个大的卖点就是，总体上宠物会得到更好的照顾。
Treatment
1. 对待：处理或对待某个人或某件事的动作、方式或方法：
“the right to equal treatment in the criminal and juvenile justice system”(Susan C. Ross)
“在刑事和少年犯罪法律体制中受到同等对待的权利”(苏珊C.罗斯)
2. 处理：处理特定情况的常用方法：
gave the opposing team the treatment.
按惯例对付对方

There are ways, apparently, to vet dog hosts to find the real pet lovers: only around 15% of those who apply to serve as sitters are approved.
据说，这些公司有很多方式去审核“狗狗保姆”来找到真正的喜欢宠物的人：只有约15%申请当“宠物保姆”的人通过认证。
Apparent
据说含糊
例：Apparently the girls are not at all amused by the whole business.
据说这些女孩们完全不觉得这整件事好笑。
Vet
受审查
She was secretly vetted before she ever undertook any work for me.
她在为我承担任何工作之前受到了秘密审查。

Besides offering pooches more attention and room to roam, the platforms try to offer extra add-ons that appeal to helicopter parents.
此外，为了给狗狗提供更多的关心和散步空间，这些平台尝试提供额外的附加物来吸引“直升机式的”父母。
Besides除…以内，也就是包括内容==》除了
She has many good qualities besides being very beautiful.
我觉得她除了非常漂亮，还有许多好的品质。
She has many good qualities except being very beautiful.
我觉得她除了非常漂亮以外，还有许多好的品质。
Pooch 狗
Roam 来回走动或漫步于= wonder
roamed the streets. 在街头漫步
appeal to
1. 吸引力
例句:Economic change for its own sake did not appeal to him.
经济变化本身对他并没有吸引力。
2. 呼吁：为进一步证实而求助；依靠：
I appeal to your sense of justice.
我呼吁你们拿出正义感
helicopter parents.
直升机父母
Wiki: Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they hover overhead, overseeing their child's life.
过于关注于孩子的家长

Rover has launched a feature that enables customers to see how far their dog has been walked via the GPS in the host’s phone.
Rover已经开发出一项新的功能，这能够让顾客通过“宠物保姆”手机上的GPS查看他们的狗狗散步路程。
Feature
1. 特点
Patriotic songs have long been a feature of Kuwaiti life.
爱国歌曲长期以来一直是科威特人生活的一个特点。
2. (电影等) 由…主演; (展览会等) 以…为重点
例：It's a great film and it features a Spanish actor who is going to be a world star within a year.
那是一部精彩的电影，它由一位西班牙演员主演，他一年之内就会成为国际明星。
Via
By means of: 通过，凭借：
sent the letter via airmail. 通过空邮寄信

Like Airbnb, both DogVacay and Rover insure stays against accidents.
和Airbnb一样，Rover和DogVacay都为“入住期间”投保意外险。
Like 形式和逻辑一致
Like Mr Huang, his cloth is yellow (错误！！！)
Like Mr Huang’s, his cloth is yellow
保证
Insure, Assure, Ensure
Against
1. 靠着 (某物)
例： She leaned against him. 她靠在他身上
2. 反对
Taxes are unpopular – it is understandable that voters are against them.
税收是不受欢迎的–选民们反对是可以理解的。

Another advantage of the model is that, unlike other platforms that match consumers with workers, like handymen or masseuses, for one-off visits, consumers often use dog-sitting services many times a year, and they tend to be loyal.
这种模式的另一个优点就是，不像其他平台为了一次性访问量，会把顾客和诸如打零工的人或女按摩师这些工作人员匹配在一起，而这些平台的顾客们可以一年多次使用“宠物保姆”服务，他们都会成为这些平台的忠实拥趸。
Model = pattern
模范，典型：用作被模仿或比较的范例：
a model of decorum.礼法的典范
Handymen 做零活的人
Masseuse 女按摩师
one-off
一次性事物
例：Our survey revealed that these allergies were mainly one-offs.
我们的调查显示，这些过敏大多是一次性反应。
dog-sitting 宠物保姆
loyal
忠诚的表赞许
例：They had remained loyal to the president.
他们一直忠于总统。

That has helped DogVacay and Rover attract a lot of venture-capital money—around $140m between them.
这已经帮助Rover和DogVacay吸引了大量风险投资金，约1400万美元。
Venture
冒险 (从事活动)
例：He enjoyed little success when he ventured into business.
他在冒险涉足生意时很少成功。
Capital
资本; 资金
例：Companies are having difficulty in raising capital.
各公司在融资方面遇到麻烦。

But firms that connect pets with hosts will face daunting competition as they try to go global.
但是，这些使宠物和“宠物保姆”联系起来的公司在打开国际市场时会遇到巨大竞争。
Connect
1. 连接或联合(AHD, To become joined or united)
two streams connecting to form a river. 两条小溪汇流成一条大河
2. 建立联系或关系；相关：
The candidate failed to connect with the voters. 候选人无法与选民建立关系
Daunt
使人畏缩的
例： He and his wife Jane were faced with the daunting task of restoring the gardens to their former splendour.
他和他的妻子简当时面临着恢复花园昔日风采的艰巨任务。

Companies offering home-stays for dogs are now cropping up in many different countries, including Australia, Brazil and Britain.
为狗狗提供寄养服务的公司在许多国家如雨后春笋般出现，包括澳大利亚、巴西和英国。
cropping up
突然出现
例句:We had a perfectly detailed plan for the project, but then all sorts of problems began cropping up.
我们为这个项目作了详细的计划，但是各种各样意想不到的困难出现了。

And unlike Airbnb, which pulls in customers thanks to its presence in lots of markets that people want to travel to, the network effect for services like DogVacay is local.
和Airbnb不一样的是，Airbnb能吸引顾客是因为人们想要去旅行的地方就有Airbnb，而Dogvacay这样的服务其网络效应仅限于当地。
travel to 去...旅行
例句:You had better travel to Helsinki tomorrow.
你最好明天赶赴赫尔辛基。
Effect
1. 影响，效用：能引起某种结果的力量；影响：
The government's action had no effect on the trade imbalance.
政府的行为对商业不均衡毫无作用
2. 利益；效益：
used her words to great effect in influencing the jury. 她的话有易于影响陪审团
pull away
后退，离开，抽出：移开或向后移；撤退：
The car pulled away from the curb.
汽车驶离了路边
pull down
毁坏；破坏：
pull down an old office building.
摧毁一幢旧办公大楼
pull out
离开或脱离：
The train pulls out at noon.
火车在中午发车
pull over
暂停在路边：将车辆在路边停住：
We pulled over to watch the sunset.
我们停下车看日落

Despite having anticipated the trend early, such firms may never achieve the same scale as an Airbnb.
虽然现在去预测这种趋势的走向为时尚早，但是这些公司可能永远不会像Airbnb一样遍及全球。
But then no one ever said it was easy to be top dog.
不过，没有人说过做到业内顶尖是很容易的。
Anticipate 预期 = expect
At the time we couldn't have anticipated the result of our campaigning.
当时我们不可能预期到我们活动的结果。
be top dog 处于支配地位
I hope you will be top dog in your profession. 我希望你能成为业界出类拔萃的人物