译言堂:邱政政教你购物狂的必备英语
<p> 你是购物狂<span word="shopaholic">shopaholic</span>吗?要当一个兢兢业业诚诚恳恳的购物狂，这些问题你必须知道：</p><p> 1. 购物狂最喜欢的两个日子是?</p><p> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>(感恩节后第二天)和<span word="Boxing">Boxing</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>(圣诞后第二天)。 为什么?这两天都是销售旺季啊!<span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>标志着<span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Shopping">Shopping</span> <span word="Season">Season</span>的开始：</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="early">early</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="at">at</span> 4 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="or">or</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="promotional">promotional</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span>.</p><p> 这一天商店开门都会很早，凌晨四点就会开门，虽然不是法定节假日，但基本上这一天都会放假，无形中给了大家购物的机会。</p><p> <span word="Boxing">Boxing</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>中文里称之为节礼日，这一天商家都会打折，所以是购物的好日子：</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="Boxing">Boxing</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="decreases">decreases</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="merchants">merchants</span>, <span word="Boxing">Boxing</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span>.</p><p> 在英国、加拿大、新西兰和澳大利亚一些地区，节礼日的意义跟美国的<span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>一样，是名副其实的购物日，这一天各处都有打折，商家在这一天的收益几乎是全年最多的。</p>
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