The Wearable Fan for Pets 　可給寵物穿戴的電扇

A Tokyo clothing maker has teamed up with veterinarians to create a wearable fan for pets， hoping to attract the anxious owners of dogs—or cats—that cant shed their fur coats in Japans blistering summer weather.

東京一家制衣企業與獸醫合作，為寵物設計了一款可穿戴的電扇，希望能吸引那些在炎炎夏日擔心自己的“毛孩子”太熱的狗/貓主人們。

The device consists of a battery-operated， 80-gramme fan that is attached to a mesh outfit and blows air around an animals body.

這種可穿戴的電扇重80克，由電池驅動，固定在寵物的網狀外套上，可以在寵物身邊吹風。

Rei Uzawa， president of maternity clothing maker Sweet Mommy， says she was motivated to create it after seeing her own pet chihuahua exhausted every time it was taken out for a walk in the scorching summer heat.

孕婦裝制造商Sweet Mommy的總裁Rei Uzawa稱，她發現自己的寵物奇瓦瓦狗每次在酷熱的夏天出去散步時都熱得無精打采，因此她受到啟發。

“There was almost no rainy season in 2022， so the hot days came early， and in that sense， I think we developed a product that is right for the market，” she said.

Uzawa稱：“2022年幾乎沒有雨季，所以高溫天氣來得早。從這個意義上說，我認為我們開發了一種符合市場需求的產品?！?/p>

After the rainy season in Tokyo ended in late June， 2022， the Japanese capital suffered the longest heatwave on record with temperatures up to 35 degrees Celsius for nine days.

2022年日本首都東京的雨季于6月底結束，之后遭遇了有史以來最長的熱浪，連續九天氣溫高達35攝氏度。

“I usually use dry ice packs （to keep the dog cool）. But I think its easier to walk my dog if we have this fan，” said Mami Kumamoto， 48， owner of a miniature poodle named Pudding and a terrier named Maco.

48歲的Mami Kumamoto養了一只名叫布丁的小型貴賓犬和一只名叫Maco的小獵犬，她說：“我通常用干冰包（給狗狗降溫）。但我認為如果戴上這個電扇，遛狗會更方便。”

The device debuted in early July， 2022 and Sweet Mommy has received around 100 orders for the product， Uzawa said. It comes in five different sizes and is priced at 9，900 yen （about 500 yuan）.

Uzawa稱，這款電扇于2022年7月初推出，公司已經收到約100份訂單。電扇有5種不同尺寸，售價約為9 900日元（約合人民幣500元）。

Word Bank

veterinarian /'vet?r?'ne?ri?n/ n. 獸醫

blistering /'bl?st?r??/ adj. 酷熱的

motivate /'m??t?ve?t/ v. 推動……甘愿苦干；激勵；激發

Shes very good at motivating her students.

miniature /'m?n?t??（r）/ adj. 很小的；微型的；小型的