旧物易主的“清仓义卖会”
<p> 很多美国人喜欢周末逛旧货摊，希望能够在别人不要的东西里找到自己的宝贝。因而“清仓义卖会”也成为美国的一种独特的售物方式，美国人会把家中多余不用的物品放在庭院中、车库里或门廊下廉价出售。英文表达是<span word="rummage">rummage</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Rummage">Rummage</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sold">sold</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="institution">institution</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="Scout">Scout</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="church">church</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fundraising">fundraising</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="charitable">charitable</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>.</p><p> 清仓义卖会是出售二手货的一种活动，通常是当地的童子军或教堂等机构以募款或慈善为目的发起的。</p><p> <span word="Rummage">Rummage</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="informal">informal</span>, <span word="irregularly">irregularly</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sellers">sellers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="licenses">licenses</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> (<span word="though">though</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="jurisdictions">jurisdictions</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="required">required</span>).</p><p> 清仓义卖会是一种不定期举行的出售私人旧物的非正式活动，卖主不需要持有营业执照或缴纳营业税（不过，在某些行政辖区，需要出示售卖许可证）。</p><p> <span word="Example">Example</span>:</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rummage">rummage</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="furniture">furniture</span>.</p><p> 他们举办了一场清仓义卖会，来处理他们所有的旧家具。</p>
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