Decline of the high street? 高街的衰落
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> "<span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="street">street</span>."</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span> - <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="etc">etc</span> - <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wane">wane</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wane">wane</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wane">wane</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="illuminated">illuminated</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="decreasing">decreasing</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wane">wane</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="decreasing">decreasing</span>, <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="vigorous">vigorous</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span>.</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="faring">faring</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="real">real</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="high">high</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="High">High</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="presumably">presumably</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decibel">decibel</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hustle">hustle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bustle">bustle</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="high">high</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="transactions">transactions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span>.</p><p><span word="Okay">Okay</span>?</p><p><span word="Okay">Okay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="noun">noun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adjective">adjective</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>", <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span>—<span word="and">and</span> <span word="places">places</span>—<span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>.</p>
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