台湾狗狗爱正方形和圆形发型

 　　A bizarre new dog grooming¹ trend in Taiwan has dog owners giving their pet pooches square or round haircuts. Canine² hairdressers all over Taipei are up to date on the special technique required for these eccentric makeovers.

　　台湾刮起了一阵奇怪的狗狗美容流行风，狗主人把狗狗修剪成方形或者圆形。台北的所有宠物美容店都紧跟潮流，更新技术来给狗狗做这种奇怪的美容。

　　“It came about because people were always looking for more impressive haircuts, and somebody came up with the idea of shaping the dog like a hedge,” parlour owner Tain Yeh says. It started with a few people opting³ for these haircuts and sharing their pets’ photographs online, after which the trend caught on. Thousands of pet owners are now approaching salons⁴, asking for their dogs’ hair to be cut in geometric patterns. Some are actually doing it simply to gain more likes and shares!

　　“由于狗主人总想给自己的宠物做个特别的发型，就有人想出把狗狗修剪成这个样子，”狗主人田叶（Tain Yeh）说。最初，有些人把狗狗剪成这个样子，然后把照片发到网上，结果就形成了一阵风潮。现在成千上万的狗主人都跑到沙龙，要给他们家狗狗剪个几何发型。有的人这么做就仅仅是为了在社交网络上多得一些赞和转发。

　　台湾狗狗爱正方形和圆形发型

　　Yeh says that the peculiar⁵ styles aren’t suitable for all breeds. “The dog needs to have plenty of hair to play around with so that you can shape it around the face and body,” he explained. He also added that these special haircuts need a lot more maintenance than regular ones.

　　叶说，这种古怪的时尚发型并不适合所有品种的狗。“狗狗需要有许多毛发，这样才能把它的头和身体都做一遍造型。”他还补充，这种特别的发型比普通发型需要更多的时间保养。

　　The dogs, in their quirky haircuts, do look adorable, if somewhat a bit strange. The ones with perfectly⁶ round hairdos appear to be sporting an afro, while square-faced dogs look as though their head is squeezed into an invisible box. Most of the dogs don’t seem to mind the haircuts at all though – they sit through the entire process rather patiently, letting the hairdressers do their thing.

　　狗狗们剪了这种新奇的发型，尽管有点奇怪，但看起来确实很可爱。那些剪了正圆形发型的狗狗，看起来就像顶了个爆炸头，而方形脸的狗狗顶着这个发型就像把头塞 进一个看不见的盒子里一样。但大多数狗狗好像根本不介意什么发型——他们在美容的时候超有耐心的乖乖坐在那，让理发师任意打理。

　　Vocabulary：

　　buffering 缓冲

　　mast 基站

1 grooming   

n. 修饰, 美容，（动物）梳理毛发

参考例句：

• You should always pay attention to personal grooming. 你应随时注意个人仪容。
• We watched two apes grooming each other. 我们看两只猩猩在互相理毛。

2 canine   

adj.犬的，犬科的

参考例句：

• The fox is a canine animal.狐狸是犬科动物。
• Herbivorous animals have very small canine teeth,or none.食草动物的犬牙很小或者没有。

3 opting   

v.选择，挑选( opt的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• What courses are most students opting for? 多数学生选什么课程？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Wells doesn't rule out opting out and then re-signing with Houston. 威尔斯没有排除跳出合同再与火箭重签的可能。 来自互联网

4 salons   

n.（营业性质的）店( salon的名词复数 )；厅；沙龙（旧时在上流社会女主人家的例行聚会或聚会场所）；（大宅中的）客厅

参考例句：

• He used to attend to his literary salons. 他过去常常去参加他的文学沙龙。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Conspiracy theories about Jewish financiers were the talk of Paris salons. 犹太金融家阴谋论成为巴黎沙龙的话题。 来自互联网

5 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

6 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。