Black Friday
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="wildest">wildest</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Closed">Closed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="at">at</span> 12:01 <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="at">at</span> 4 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="sleepyhead">sleepyhead</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Target">Target</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="until">until</span> 6 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blackthat">blackthat</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="profitabilityfor">profitabilityfor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="Reporters">Reporters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="patiently">patiently</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="discounted">discounted</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p> <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="camper">camper</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pizza">pizza</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="bucks">bucks</span>! <span word="The">The</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="discounts">discounts</span>. <span word="Regardless">Regardless</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="from">from</span> 10 <span word="to">to</span> 50 <span word="percentsaving">percentsaving</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="from">from</span> $10 <span word="to">to</span> $400 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="itemto">itemto</span> <span word="entice">entice</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>.</p><p> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="frenzy">frenzy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>. <span word="Reverend">Reverend</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span>, <span word="pastor">pastor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Risen">Risen</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>, <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rename">rename</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="Remember">Remember</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>. <span word="Christmastime">Christmastime</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Season">Season</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shopping">Shopping</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Season">Season</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Giving">Giving</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="IPods">IPods</span>, <span word="DVDs">DVDs</span>, <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="TVs">TVs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="crap">crap</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="Help">Help</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Teach">Teach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span>. <span word="Visit">Visit</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="Pick">Pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>. <span word="Give">Give</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="charities">charities</span>. <span word="Celebrate">Celebrate</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="remembering">remembering</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forgetting">forgetting</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span>.</p>
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