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24.10.14 China's Pet Population Surges as Birth Rates Decline

ν•˜ λŒ€ν‘œ 2024. 10. 14. 20:31

China's urban pet population is projected to significantly outnumber young children by 2030, reflecting a shift in demographics and lifestyle choices.
쀑ꡭ λ„μ‹œμ˜ λ°˜λ €λ™λ¬Ό 개체 μˆ˜κ°€ 2030λ…„κΉŒμ§€ 아동 인ꡬλ₯Ό 크게 μ•žμ„€ κ²ƒμœΌλ‘œ μ˜ˆμƒλ˜λ©°, μ΄λŠ” 졜근 인ꡬ ꡬ쑰와 μƒν™œ λ°©μ‹μ˜ λ³€ν™”λ₯Ό λ°˜μ˜ν•˜λŠ” ν˜„μƒμ΄λ‹€.


* urban : λ„μ‹œμ˜, λ„νšŒμ§€μ˜
* be projected to do something : β‹―ν•˜κΈ°λ‘œ μ˜ˆμ •λ˜μ–΄ μžˆλ‹€
* significantly : (λ³€ν™”βˆ™μ˜ν–₯βˆ™μ¦κ° 등이) ν˜„μ €ν•˜κ²Œ, λˆˆμ— λ„κ²Œ
* outnumber : ⋯보닀 수적으둜 μš°μ„Έν•˜λ‹€
* reflect : <κ°μ •βˆ™μ‚¬μ‹€βˆ™μƒν™© λ“±>을 λ°˜μ˜ν•˜λ‹€, λ‚˜νƒ€λ‚΄λ‹€
* demographics : 인ꡬ톡계

Goldman Sachs forecasts that pets will reach over 70 million, while children under four will decrease to less than 40 million.
κ³¨λ“œλ§Œ μ‚­μŠ€λŠ” λ°˜λ €λ™λ¬Ό μˆ˜κ°€ 7천만 마리λ₯Ό λ„˜λŠ” 반면, 4μ„Έ μ΄ν•˜μ˜ μœ μ•„λ™ μˆ˜λŠ” 4천만 λͺ… μ΄ν•˜λ‘œ 쀄어듀 것이라고 μ „λ§ν–ˆλ‹€.
* forecast (that) : ⋯라고 μ˜ˆμƒν•˜λ‹€

This trend marks a reversal from 2017, when children outnumbered pets by more than two to one.
아동 인ꡬ가 λ°˜λ €λ™λ¬Όλ³΄λ‹€ 두 λ°° 이상 λ§Žμ•˜λ˜ 2017λ…„ λŒ€λΉ„ μ—­μ „λœ 상황이닀.
* mark : <λ³€ν™”βˆ™μ „ν™˜μ  λ“±>을 λ‚˜νƒ€λ‚΄λ‹€, μ•Œλ¦¬λ‹€
* reversal : (λ°©μΉ¨βˆ™μƒν™©βˆ™μˆœμ„œ λ“±μ˜) λ°˜μ „, μ—­μ „, 전도

The surge in pet ownership is largely attributed to younger generations, with those aged 23-33 comprising nearly half of pet owners in 2023.
λ°˜λ €λ™λ¬Ό μ†Œμœ  급증은 주둜 μ Šμ€ μ„ΈλŒ€μ— μ˜ν•œ κ²ƒμœΌλ‘œ, 2023년에 λ°˜λ €λ™λ¬Ό 주인 쀑 μ ˆλ°˜μ— κ°€κΉŒμš΄ μˆ˜κ°€ 23~33μ„Έ μ—°λ ΉμΈ΅μ΄μ—ˆλ‹€.
* surge : 급증, κΈ‰λ“±
* ownership : μ†Œμœ (ꢌ)
* attribute something to somebody/something : <μƒν™©βˆ™κ²°κ³Ό λ“±>을 ⋯에(μ„œ) κΈ°μΈν•œ κ²ƒμœΌλ‘œ μ—¬κΈ°λ‹€
* comprise : ⋯을 κ΅¬μ„±ν•˜λ‹€, μ°¨μ§€ν•˜λ‹€

As young adults increasingly opt for "fur babies" over human offspring, the pet food industry is expected to grow substantially.
μ Šμ€ 성인듀이 μžλ…€λ³΄λ‹€ 이λ₯Έλ°” 'ν„ΈλΆμˆ­μ΄ μ•„κΈ°'λ₯Ό μ„ νƒν•˜λŠ” κ²½ν–₯이 μ¦κ°€ν•˜λ©΄μ„œ λ°˜λ €λ™λ¬Ό μ‚¬λ£Œ 산업도 크게 μ„±μž₯ν•  κ²ƒμœΌλ‘œ μ „λ§λœλ‹€.
* opt for something : ⋯을 (μ„ )νƒν•˜λ‹€, κ³ λ₯΄λ‹€
* fur : (κ³ μ–‘μ΄βˆ™ν† λΌ λ“±μ˜) ν„Έ
* offspring : (λ™λ¬Όμ˜) μƒˆλΌ
* substantially : (μˆ˜λŸ‰βˆ™μ •λ„ λ“±μ—μ„œ) κ½€, μƒλ‹Ήνžˆ

Cats are predicted to become more popular than dogs due to their suitability for smaller living spaces.
특히 고양이가 쒁은 μ£Όκ±° 곡간에 적합해 κ°œλ³΄λ‹€ 더 큰 인기λ₯Ό 끌 κ²ƒμœΌλ‘œ μ˜ˆμƒλœλ‹€.
* be predicted to do something : β‹―ν•  κ²ƒμœΌλ‘œ μ˜ˆμƒλ˜λ‹€
* suitability : 적합성

This phenomenon mirrors global trends of declining birth rates, with China's population decreasing for two consecutive years.
이 같은 ν˜„μƒμ€ μ „ 세계적인 μΆœμ‚°μœ¨ κ°μ†Œ μΆ”μ„Έλ₯Ό 잘 보여 μ£Όλ©°, μ‹€μ œλ‘œ 쀑ꡭ μΈκ΅¬λŠ” 2λ…„ 연속 κ°μ†Œν–ˆλ‹€.
* phenomenon : ν˜„μƒ
* mirror : ⋯을 κ·ΈλŒ€λ‘œ λ‚˜νƒ€λ‚΄λ‹€, ⋯을 λ°˜μ˜ν•˜λ‹€
* consecutive : 연속적인

While new marriages increased in 2023, more than half of 25-29 year-olds remain unmarried.
2023λ…„μ—λŠ” μ‹ κ·œ 혼인 μˆ˜κ°€ μ¦κ°€ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, 25~29μ„Έ μ—°λ ΉμΈ΅ 쀑 절반 이상이 μ—¬μ „νžˆ 미혼 μƒνƒœμ΄λ‹€.
* remain : 계속 ⋯인 μƒνƒœμ΄λ‹€, μ—¬μ „νžˆ ⋯이닀

The shift towards pet ownership reflects changing societal norms and priorities among younger Chinese adults, who are less inclined to start families.
λ°˜λ €λ™λ¬Ό 보유둜의 μ „ν™˜μ€ 가정을 κΎΈλ¦¬λ €λŠ” μ˜μ§€κ°€ 적은 μ€‘κ΅­μ˜ μ Šμ€ 성인듀 μ‚¬μ΄μ—μ„œ μ‚¬νšŒμ  κ·œλ²”κ³Ό μš°μ„ μˆœμœ„κ°€ λ³€ν™”ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŒμ„ 보여 μ€€λ‹€.
* societal : μ‚¬νšŒμ˜, μ‚¬νšŒ ꡬ쑰적인[κΈ°λŠ₯적인]
* norm : κ·œλ²”, κ·œμ€€
* incline somebody to something : β‹―κ°€ β‹―μ˜ μ„±ν–₯을 κ°–κ²Œ λ§Œλ“€λ‹€
 
 
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