国际英语资讯:Feature: Egyptians flock to markets for Christmas, New Years gifts
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 28-- <span word="Gifts">Gifts</span>, <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="decorating">decorating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storefronts">storefronts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>.</p><p><span word="Storekeepers">Storekeepers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="Mosky">Mosky</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="displayed">displayed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turmoil">turmoil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="uprisings">uprisings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="toppled">toppled</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="and">and</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="Storefronts">Storefronts</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="topped">topped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="wagon">wagon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="read">read</span> "<span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>."</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="owners">owners</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="attracts">attracts</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="consequently">consequently</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="revive">revive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="hats">hats</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sculptures">sculptures</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="congratulating">congratulating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="buying">buying</span>," <span word="Yasser">Yasser</span> <span word="Saeed">Saeed</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Saeed">Saeed</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shelf">shelf</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="store">store</span>.</p>
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