CRI听力:US Pet Insurance

短语讲解：

1. Veterinary care is big business in the United States, with over 11 billion US dollars spent last year, according to the American Pet Products Association.

according to据（…所说）；按（…所报道）
例句：According to the news report, A Lishan has snowed heavily last night. 
据新闻报导，昨晚阿里山下了大雪。
 
2. Insurance companies predict that the amount spent on pet premiums will be over 328 million US dollars by the end of 2011.

spend on把…花在…
例句：He doesn't spend much time on his homework.
他花在作业上的时间不多。
by the end of到…为止
例句：He had finished his great works by the end of 1980.
到1980年底, 他已完成了他的巨著。

3. We see on average 2000 pets per month, that's about 67 pets per day.

on average平均起来
例句：On average we receive five letters each day.
我们平均每天收到五封信。

4. In terms of the industry itself, the industry has grown substantially.

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来
例句：He thought of everything in terms of money.
他是从钱的角度来看每一件事。

5. It's becoming increasingly popular for pet owners to take out pet insurance to cover the costs of treatment.

take out拿出，取出，拔出
例句：He opened his schoolbag and took out a notebook.
他打开书包，拿出了一个笔记本。

6. The pet insurance companies have designed a range of plans depending on the pet's needs.

depend on取决于
例句：Whether the game will be played depends on the weather.
比赛是否举行要看天气而定。

7. There is a bronze plan, a silver plan, a gold plan and a platinum plan, ranging from 19 dollars up to 40 dollars a month.

range from从...变化到...
例句：Their ages range from 25 to 50.
他们的年龄在25岁到50岁之间。

8. Veterinary Pet Insurance is the oldest pet insurance company in the US, which accounts for over 70 per cent of the market.

account for占有，占...百分比
例句：APEC members account for more than half of the world's economic output.
亚太经合组织成员的经济总量在世界占一半以上。

9. A lot of people are unaware of the potential cost and there are multiple conditions that can be quite expensive; a broken leg, a torn ACL, which is a ligament in the pet's knees similar to humans.

similar to跟...类似得,与...同样的
例句：My problems are very similar to yours.
我的问题和你的差不多。

10. Initially it was something that was just this flat rate that you pay and it didn't cover a bunch of things, but now it's kind of like people insurance.

kind of稍微, 有点儿, 有几分
例句：I'm feeling kind of tired.
我感到有点累。