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听力文本
Across Asia, the increase in sales of high-priced goods and services has been partly fueled by the rise of China's middle class. Among the activities enjoyed by some wealthy Chinese is the ownership of horses. The quality of life tied to horses and horse ownership has become a new sign of success among a small, but growing group of people in China.
Sports involving horses have not always been permitted in China. Former Chinese leader Mao Zedong banned horse racing in 1949.
More than 60 years later, race tracks, polo fields and jockey clubs are opening for business in Chinese cities. And, there is a rising number of horses imported from overseas.
Maiken Jaeschke is with Equestrian Globe, a German company that imports horses into China. It also builds equestrian facilities and sells riding gear and equipment.
"China has seen a huge increase in the equestrian world and the equestrian market in general, and the interest in horses and horse sports over the last 10 years or five years, intensively."
China now has 25 horse racing tracks and 300 equestrian clubs. Land developers are building a $2 billion equestrian center in the city of Tianjin. It is called the Tianjin Equine Culture City. The developers have promised to build 4,000 stables to house horses. They have also said they will build a state-of-the-art medical center for the animals, 150 trainer offices and training areas. The development also will include a racecourse, clubhouse and an international equestrian college.
Shen Ge lives in Beijing. He buys horses. His 15-year-old daughter, Shen Qing, is one of the youngest competitive riders in China. She competes internationally in show jumping.
Shen Ge says there is a real interest in equestrian sports in China. But bad dealings between European horse sellers and Chinese buyers have damaged trust in the international market.
He notes examples of Chinese buyers attempting to negotiate deals for horses, and then canceling contracts at the last minute. He says some buyers even disappeared after a horse was sent to China, and the seller had already spent thousands of dollars on shipping.
Such stories do not concern American David Snodgrass. He brought the first American quarter horses to China. He says the Chinese market for quarter horses has increased in the past few years.
"We work in saddlebreds and standardbreds and with those breeds we've seen steady growth over the last three or four years."
Horse sellers say the market will only grow as interest in the sport increases.
Shen Ge has built his career in business marketing. He says his love of horses keeps him in the stables during most of his free time. He has passed this interest to his daughter, Shen Qing. He says she represents the future of the Chinese equestrian market. This month Qing will travel to Italy for yet another international jumping competition.
I'm Mario Ritter.
词汇解释
1.equestrian adj. 马的；骑马的；骑术的 n. 骑手；骑马者
They all showed extraordinary equestrian skills.
他们的骑术都很高超。
2.state-of-the-art adj. 最先进的；已经发展的；达到最高水准的
The system was state of the art.
这一系统是当时最先进的。
3.stable n. 马厩；牛棚 adj. 稳定的；牢固的；坚定的 vi. 被关在马厩 vt. 赶入马房
Our stable abuts against his dwelling.
我们的马厩和他的住所毗连。
参考译文
昂贵商品和服务在亚洲销售量的增加部分是受中国崛起中产阶级的崛起推动，最受一些中国富人青睐的活动之一就是拥有马匹。与马匹相关的生活品质和拥有马匹已成为一小撮不断增长的中国人群的成功新标志。
中国过去并不允许与马相关的体育，中国前领导人毛泽东1949年禁止了赛马。
60多年过去了，赛马场、马球场和骑士俱乐部开始在中国一些城市运营起来，有越来越多的马匹是从海外进口的。
Maiken Jaeschke就职于环球马术公司，这家德国公司将马匹进口到中国，还建造了马术设施，并出售骑具和装备。
“总体上来说中国在马术界和马术市场都有增长，最近10年或5年对马匹和马术运动的兴趣尤其强烈。”
目前中国有25家赛马场和300个马术俱乐部，土地开发商在天津建造了价值20亿美元的马术中心，名叫天津驭马文化城。开发商承诺建造4000个马厩，称将建造最先进的马匹医疗中心，150个教练办公室和培训场地。开发内容还包括一家赛马场和体育会所，以及一家国际马术学院。
沈格居住在北京，他买了一些马匹，他15岁的女儿沈青是中国最年轻的竞技骑手之一，她还参加了国际上马术障碍赛的竞赛。
沈格说中国存在对马术运动真正感兴趣的人，但欧洲马匹卖家和中国购买者之间糟糕的交易影响了国际市场上的信任。
他举例说，中国卖家试图洽谈马匹生意，然后在最后一分钟取消订单。他说一些买家甚至在马匹发往中国后消失掉，而这时卖家已经支付了数千美元的运费。
这类事例并没有让美国人大卫·斯诺德格拉斯担忧，他将第一匹美国夸特马带到了中国，他说过去几年中国市场对夸特马的需求在增加。
“我们经营骑乘马和标准竞赛用马，我们看到过去三、四年对这种马匹的需求在稳定增长。”
马匹卖家称只有当人们对马术运动的兴趣增加，这个市场才会发展。
沈格建立了自己的市场营销事业，他说自己对马匹的爱好让他大部分时间都在马厩里，他还培养了女儿沈青对马匹的爱好。他说她代表着中国未来的马术市场，本月沈青将前往意大利参加另一场国际马术障碍赛比赛。
我是马里奥·利特。
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