经济不景气美国人感恩节打折扣
<p>家常便饭取代了豪华大餐；宅在家里取代了飞机出游；还有一些人连火鸡都打算省了。在经济危机笼罩下的第四个感恩节，什么都在涨，一些美国人计划省着过节。然而对许多家庭而言，这个节日可不能被省掉。一位母亲说：“我没什么可给予，但我会烹饪，随时开门迎客。”根据美国汽车协会对出行的追踪调查显示，感恩节机票价格今年涨了20%，每加仑的平均油价也涨了近20%。尽管如此还是有4250万人希望出游，达到经济衰退以来的最高值。但是，即使那些选择呆在家里自己做饭的人们，可能也会花费更多。据美国农场局联合会，一只16磅的火鸡和所有其他东西加起来平均要花费49.2美元，比去年涨了13%，多出5.73美元。联合会还说，杂货店已经通过提高售价来应对货物进价的上涨。</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="potluck">potluck</span> <span word="dinners">dinners</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="springing">springing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="feast">feast</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="flying">flying</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="skipping">skipping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="sank">sank</span>, <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scaling">scaling</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="households">households</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="skimp">skimp</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Said">Said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="open">open</span>."</p><p><span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="airfares">airfares</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="up">up</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gallon">gallon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="tracker">tracker</span> <span word="AAA">AAA</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 42.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>.</p>
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