经济衰退 母亲节消费降温
英语课
The economy is still in a recession and for the second consecutive 1 year, Mom is taking a hit on Mother's Day.
US consumers will spend $123.89 on average on Mother's Day, down more than 10 percent from a year ago, according to a survey released on Thursday by the National Retail 2 Federation 3.
That follows a dip to $138.63 in 2008 from $139.14 in 2007, according to the survey, which was conducted by market research firm BIGresearch.
Mother's Day falls on May 10 this year.
Most people -- 66.8 percent -- will buy flowers for their mothers, while 54.8 percent will treat Mom to a special outing like dinner or brunch 4, the survey said.
Spending on that special outing is expected to total $2.7 billion, with jewelry 5 spending coming in next at $2.3 billion, the survey said.
Where are people likely to shop for Mom? About 30 percent of those surveyed said they would purchase a gift from a discount store, while 27.2 percent said they would go to their favorite department store. Also, 33 percent said they would go to a specialty 6 store like a florist 7, gift shop or electronics store.
The survey of 8,667 consumers was conducted March 31 through April 7.
adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的
- It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
- The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
- 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。
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
- It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
- Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
n.早午餐
- They eat much the same thing for brunch every day.每天早午餐他们总是吃同样的东西。
- What did you have for your brunch?你早午饭都吃些什么？
n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝
- The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
- Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长
- Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
- His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。
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