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KAT在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是吴琼要问的：团购。 WQ: KAT, 我这里有一些螃蟹和大虾，你想要么? KAT: Of course! I love sea food! WQ: 去我家拿吧! 全给你，不要钱! KAT: Wow...Wuqiong, thats really nice of you! Are you sure you dont want them? WQ: 你不知道，这些都是我团购买来的，太多了，吃不了! 我还有餐券，电影票，健身卡，都是团购来的，好多都快到期了，我又没时间去。对了，团购在美语里怎么说呢? 团购是一种营销噱头 KAT: Its called group buying . It is a very popular marketing gimmick now. A lot of my friends back in the US are just as obsessed with group buying as you are! WQ: 呵呵，我的确是个团购控! 不过你刚才说 Group buying is a marketing gimmick, 什么是gimmick? KAT: Gimmick, g-i-m-m-i-c-k, gimmick, 是花招，噱头。I call group buying a gimmick because its used by retailers to attract more people to buy products of mediocre quality and popularity. WQ: 你说得有道理。团购是个促销的花招，一般推出团购的都是小店、新店，团购的东西也不是什么名牌抢手货。I dont think I can ever get a discount on LV purses through group buying. | 
