News Words: Splurge

-Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words. Pet marriage ceremonies are on the rise in China. SPLURGE Rye Ling and Gigi Chen planned a marriage ceremony for their dogs. About one in eight people in China own a cat or a dog. The popularity of pets and the ability to splurge on them are driving the increase in pet weddings. To splurge is to spend more money than usual to get a higher value product. People often splurge on designer clothing, luxury automobiles, high-tech systems, and vacation travel. -------- Learning English is Voice of America’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. We help you build vocabulary, strengthen your speaking skills and improve your ability to communicate for work, school and everyday life. EXPLORE OUR PLAYLISTS: » Learning English Podcast:    • Learning English Podcast   » Let's Learn English with Anna! (For children 8-12)    • Let's Learn English with Anna   » Let's Learn English Level 1    • Let's Learn English   » Let's Learn English Level 2    • Let's Learn English Level 2   » VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://learningenglish.voanews.com » LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE:   / voalearningenglish   » FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:   / voalearningenglish   » FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:   / voalearnenglish   » SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST ON ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/v... Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 326 million people.