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2016-11-14王蓉

新东方英语·中学版 2016年11期
关键词:娜拉小野太郎

王蓉

The power of social media is well beyond words and can have either a negative or positive effect on peoples lives. In the case of these seven famous Internet animals, their effect has been nothing but amazing! Social media skyrocketed1) these pets as well as their owners into superstardom. Take a look at these adorable Internet pets you simply have to get to know better.

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Snoopybabe

Seriously now, how cute is Snoopybabe? The exotic shorthair cat has 342 thousand Instagram followers and over 470 thousand followers on the Chinese social media site Weibo.

The gorgeous cat lives in Chengdu, China, and is half Persian and half American short-hair.

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Boo

Boo is probably the worlds most famous Pomeranian2) and is so cute you would love to have him as your pet. That is probably the reason why so many people around the world watch his every move on social media.

Many regard Boo as the cutest dog in the world. He is owned by a Facebook employee who created Boos Facebook page, which now has 17.4 million followers. You can even buy books written about the sweet dog.

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Nala

Nala is a 6-year-old shelter cat, a Siamese3) and tabby4) mix who stands out as the most popular cat on Instagram with 3 million followers. She also has 2.4 million Facebook followers.

Her owner found her in 2010 as an orphaned kitten in an animal shelter in Castaic, California and knew she was the one. She started posting photos of the cat with striped fur and big blue eyes and Nalas popularity exploded. She looks particularly attractive in hats.

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Marutaro

This 8-year-old Shiba Inu5) has been top dog on Instagram for several years. He lives in Tokyo with owner Shinjiro Ono, who says he was more surprised than anyone that Marus popularity took off.

"His round face, I think, thats the charm point," said Ono, who compared the dogs look to Japanese cartoon characters like Doraemon or Pikachu. "The round face makes people smile."

Shiba Inus, with their pointy ears and noses, are a popular breed in Japan. But Marus popularity is worldwide, with 2.5 million followers on Instagram.

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Grumpy6) Cat

Probably the best known cat in the world, Grumpy Cat is known for her grumpy facial expression. Her real name is actually Tardar Sauce and she lives in Morristown, Arizona.

Believe it or not, Grumpy Cat earned her very happy owners a whopping7) $100 million in only two years!

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Biddy the Hedgehog

Biddy the Hedgehog has 558 thousand followers on Instagram, however, he is unfortunately no longer with us. The cute hedgehog rose to Internet fame after his owners took him on their travels across America.

The little guy was so sweet and even had little outfits and facial expressions that had many people falling in love with him. He passed away in March last year. He was five years old.

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Menswear Dog

Menswear Dog is a model dog called Shiba Inu Bodhi. The stylish dog looks so good in human clothes, his owner Dave Fung decided to dress him up and take a picture of his pet for Facebook as a joke. Thats when a designer named Yena Kim realized the idea could work nicely for a blog, and the Menswear Dog Tumblr blog was created.

The cool looking dog, which makes every man look bad, even published a book with his best fashionable photos.

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红小胖Snoopy

说真的,红小胖Snoopy到底有多可爱呢?这只异国短毛猫在Instagram上拥有34.2万粉丝,在中国的社交媒体网站“新浪微博”上拥有超过47万的粉丝。

这只漂亮的猫咪住在中国成都,有一半波斯猫的血统和一半美国短毛猫的血统。

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小布

小布大概是世界上最有名的博美犬了,它可爱的不得了,你会非常乐意让它成为自己的宠物。这很可能就是为什么全世界有那么多人都在社交媒体上关注它的一举一动。

许多人都认为小布是世界上最可爱的狗狗。它的主人是Facebook的一名职员,她在Facebook上创建了小布的主页,目前已有1740万粉丝关注。你甚至还可以买到关于这只可爱狗狗的书呢。

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娜拉

娜拉是一只来自收容所的猫咪,今年六岁,有着暹罗猫和虎斑猫的血统。她因为在Instagram上拥有300万的粉丝而脱颖而出,成为Instagram上人气最高的猫。它还在Facebook上拥有240万粉丝。

娜拉是个孤儿, 2010年,其主人在位于加利福尼亚卡斯泰克的一个动物收容所里发现了它,知道它就是自己命中注定的那只猫咪。主人开始发布这只有着一身条纹皮毛和一双蓝色大眼睛的猫咪的照片,此后,娜拉的人气暴涨。它戴帽子时看起来格外讨人喜欢。

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丸太郎

这只八岁的柴犬多年来在Instagram上一直都是最受欢迎的狗狗。它和主人小野慎二郎一起住在东京,对于丸太郎的人气暴涨,小野坦言自己当时比任何人都要感到惊讶。

“我觉得它的圆脸是其魅力所在,”小野说,他将丸太郎与哆啦A梦和皮卡丘这样的日本卡通形象进行了比较,“圆脸会让人感到开心。”

柴犬都长着尖尖的耳朵和鼻子,在日本是一种很受欢迎的犬种。不过丸太郎可是在全世界都很受欢迎,它在Instagram上拥有250万粉丝。

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不爽猫

不爽猫很可能是世界上最有名的猫咪,因为它那副臭脾气的表情而走红。不爽猫的真名其实是塔达尔·索斯,它住在亚利桑那州的莫里斯敦。

信不信由你,不爽猫仅仅在两年的时间里就给主人们赚了一亿美元的巨额收入,让主人高兴得不得了呢!

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刺猬比迪

刺猬比迪在Instagram上拥有55.8万粉丝,然而不幸的是,它已经永远地离开了我们。这只可爱的刺猬当年被它的主人们带着在美国各地周游,此后,它便在网上一举成名。

这个小家伙太讨人喜欢了,它甚至有属于自己的小服装,还会做出可爱的表情,这让很多人都爱上了它。它于去年3月去世了,“享年”五岁。

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男装狗

男装狗是一只叫做菩提的柴犬,也是一只模特狗。这只时尚的狗狗穿上人类的衣服后看起来帅气无比,因此主人戴夫·冯便决定为他的这只宠物打扮一番,并出于玩笑为它拍了一张照片,发到了Facebook上。就在那时,一位名叫耶纳·金的设计师意识到这一想法很适合用在博客上,于是便创建了男装狗的Tumblr账户。

这只看起来很酷且令每个男人都相形见绌的狗狗甚至还出了一本书,其中收录了它最为时尚的那些照片。198949.png

社交媒体的力量远远无法用语言来形容,它对人们的生活既会产生积极的影响,也会产生消极的影响。就以下这七位知名的动物网红而言,它们的影响力一直都只能用令人惊叹来形容!社交媒体使这些宠物连同它们的主人人气飙升,成了超级巨星。看一看这些可爱的宠物网红吧,你真得更好地了解一下它们了。

网络和社交媒体捧红的可不只有人类,还有小动物们呢。下文就介绍了七位鼎鼎有名的动物网红,看看你认识它们吗?如果答案是否定的,那你可就out啦!

1. skyrocket [?ska?r?k?t] vt. 使火箭式上升;使猛涨

2. Pomeranian: 博美犬(一种尖嘴、竖耳、毛长而光滑的小种狗)

3. Siamese [?sa??mi?z] n. 暹罗猫

4. tabby [?t?bi] n. 斑猫(毛皮灰色或褐色,带有深色斑条或斑点)

5. Shiba Inu: 请参见P7注释8

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