狗也有得意之时-英语听力

[00:00.30]A dog's day might never be the same [00:03.16]considering the attention pooches have been getting recently. [00:06.56]An advert claiming to be the first aimed directly at them [00:10.05]has been screened on television in Britain. [00:13.95]It features high-frequency sounds, [00:16.31]whistles and barks intended to catch the attention of watching canines [00:21.02]but that can't be heard by most humans. [00:24.09]Far from being a barking mad move, [00:27.22]it indicates that the advertising companies have sniffed out a promising new consumer [00:32.72]in man's best friend. [00:35.38]And dogs seem to be ready to come out of the doghouse in other fields too. [00:39.23]For those who have seen The Artist, [00:42.22]few seem able to resist Uggie's animal magnetism. [00:44.58]This Jack Russell has been receiving praise [00:49.19]that would make Lassie jealous. [00:51.80]The 10-year-old four-legged performer [00:54.57]showed that it's a mistake to think that you can't teach old dogs new tricks [00:58.93]and picked up the animal equivalent of an Oscar at [01:02.24]the prestigious Golden Collars in Century City, [01:05.13]California. [01:06.71]And soon dogs might rival human supermodels on some famous catwalks. [01:11.59]Spending on clothing for pets is expected to break the 20 million-pound mark [01:17.88]in 2012 in the UK, [01:21.52]according to market assessment firm MTW Research. [01:25.31]Across the Atlantic, [01:27.27]a US retailer sells everything from colourful polo shirts [01:30.39]to fancy dress costumes. [01:32.66]Its customers can let their imagination off the leash [01:36.41]and even dress their dogs to look like dinosaurs!