养一只可爱的宠物无疑会让家庭生活更美好，而且这似乎还能影响到宠物主人的职业发展。
事实上，根据一项最新调查，养宠物的人在职业上会更加成功。
研究人员调查了来自不同行业的857位美国成年人。
在受访的高管中，93%的人从小家中就有宠物相伴，78%的人表示和宠物一起长大对他们成年后的事业成功有帮助。
那么，养宠物到底能在多大程度上促进事业成功呢？
根据这项调查，受访的高管们表示，宠物教会了他们责任、创造力、同情、纪律和组织，这些在职场都是宝贵的品质。
另外，即便是你小时候没有宠物，在成年后才开始养宠物也有助于事业成功。
一家宠物医院在一份声明中表示：”我们早就意识到人们和宠物之间的特殊关系，这一最新研究支持了我们的理念，宠物或许有助于我们的人格形成。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 养 | yǎng | to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 只 | zhī | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable / cute / lovely |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 宠物 | chǒng wù | house pet |
| 无疑 | wú yí | undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family; household |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 美好 | měi hǎo | beautiful / fine |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 似乎 | sì hū | it seems; seemingly; as if |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 影响 | yǐng xiǎng | to influence / to affect / to disturb |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 主人 | zhǔ rén | master / host / owner |
| 职业 | zhí yè | occupation; profession; vocation |
| 发展 | fā zhǎn | development / growth |
| 事实 | shì shí | fact |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 根据 | gēn jù | according to / based on |
| 项 | xiàng | classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly |
| 调查 | diào chá | investigation / inquiry / survey / (opinion) poll |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else) / even more |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | successful; fruitful |
| 研究 | yán jiū | research / a study |
| 人员 | rén yuán | staff / crew / personnel |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 来自 | lái zì | to come from (a place) |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different / distinct / not the same / not alike |
| 行业 | háng yè | trade; profession; industry; business |
| 位 | wèi | classifier for people (honorific) |
| 美国 | Měi guó | United States; USA; US |
| 成年人 | chéng nián rén | adult person |
| 受访 | shòu fǎng | to give an interview / to be interviewed / to respond to (questions, a survey etc) |
| 高管 | gāo guǎn | senior executive; senior manager |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 小 | xiǎo | young |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 相伴 | xiāng bàn | to accompany sb / to accompany each other |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 长大 | zhǎng dà | to grow up |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 成年 | chéng nián | fully grown; adult |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 事业 | shì yè | undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | assistance; aid |
| 那么 | nà me | then; in that case |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all |
| 多 | duō | how (to what extent) |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 程度 | chéng dù | degree; level; extent |
| 促进 | cù jìn | to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach; to instruct |
| 责任 | zé rèn | responsibility; duty; liability |
| 创造力 | chuàng zào lì | ingenuity / creativity |
| 同情 | tóng qíng | to sympathize with |
| 纪律 | jì lǜ | discipline |
| 组织 | zǔ zhī | organization |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 职场 | zhí chǎng | workplace / workforce (of a nation or industry etc) / job market |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 宝贵 | bǎo guì | valuable / precious |
| 品质 | pǐn zhì | character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service) |
| 另外 | lìng wài | in addition / besides / moreover / furthermore |
| 即便 | jí biàn | even if / even though / right away / immediately |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 有助于 | yǒu zhù yú | to contribute to; to promote |
| 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc |
| 声明 | shēng míng | statement / declaration |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 早 | zǎo | long ago |
| 意识 | yì shí | (usu. followed by 到) to be aware of; to realize |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 之间 | zhī jiān | (after a noun) between; among; amid |
| 特殊 | tè shū | special / particular / unusual / extraordinary |
| 关系 | guān xì | relation / relationship / guanxi |
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of / to support / to back / to stand by |
| 理念 | lǐ niàn | idea / concept / philosophy / theory |
| 或许 | huò xǔ | perhaps; maybe |
| 人格 | rén gé | personality / integrity / dignity |
| 形成 | xíng chéng | to form; to take shape |