美国有线新闻 CNN 电商势头正劲 传统购物中心困境重重
时间：2018-12-02 作者：英语课 分类：CNN美国有线新闻2018年1月
电商势头正劲 传统购物中心困境重重
AZUZ: Another noteworthy event of the digital age, the struggle of the American shopping mall. There are currently 1,100 of these in the U.S.
But experts are predicting that around 300 of them will close over the next five years. When larger stores like Macy's, JCPenney or Sears closed and dozens have, the smaller stores around them often follow. There's still hope for many malls, but the landscape is changing.
PAUL LA MONICA, CNNMONEY REPORTER: The American mall was once the go-to destination for many shoppers looking for bargains and suburban 1 teenagers looking to have a place to hang out.
But the rise of Amazon and changing trends and fashion have turned some malls into modern day ghost towns.
Once popular chains like Wet Seal, Aeropostale and Pacific Sunwear had filed for bankruptcy 2. Other larger retailers 4 like Sears, Kmart, JCPenney, Macy's and Kohl's have been forced to close stores. Several of these chains have announced layoffs 5 as well.
Amazon is a big problem for all these companies. The king of e-commerce now sells just about everything. It is even starting its own line of clothing. And Amazon is also opening up more and more of its own brick and mortar 6 stores.
GAP and Abercrombie and Fitch once red hot brands for younger shoppers are struggling to stay relevant too. This has hurt urban malls particularly hard, with big shopping centers in Cleveland, Detroit, and other cities closing in recent years.
But all hope is not like, you know, lost for shopping malls just yet. Many malls, particularly in more affluent 7 suburbs are adding popular retailers like Apple and fast fashion retail 3 kings H&M, Zara and Uniqlo as new tenants 8.
So, the mall may not be dead just yet.
- Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
- There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。
- You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
- His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
- In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
- These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
- High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
- Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。
- Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week. 各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。
- Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs. 当公司突然宣布裁员时，股票价格便大跌
- The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
- The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。