时间:2019-02-15 作者:英语课 分类:美国文化脱口秀


英语课

   虽然中国人爱买名牌,但美国却还是全球第一大奢侈品市场。今天,我们就看看美国人喜欢哪些名牌?他们的名牌消费观和我们有什么不同。


  关键词:
  Name brands: 名牌
  Luxury brands: 奢侈品牌
  Luxury products/luxury goods: 奢侈品
  Are Americans as into luxury brands as the Chinese? 美国人也像中国人一样迷名牌吗?
  原来美国还是全球No.1的奢侈品市场
  Statistics released by Bain & Co. show that America is still the world's largest luxury market: 贝恩咨询的统计数据显示美国仍然是全球最大的奢侈品市场I thought China had overtaken America as the world's largest luxury market: 我还以为中国已经超过美国成为全球最大的奢侈品市场The stats include luxury cars, jewelry 1 and fashion: 数据包括汽车、珠宝和时尚Accessories: 配件、配饰
  Clothing: 服饰
  The data also includes tourists who buy luxury products when they travel to the US: 数据也包括海外游客在美国的奢侈品消费“名牌”英语怎么说?
  Name brands: 名牌, 有名,但不一定贵
  Luxury brands: 名牌、奢侈品
  Designer label: 设计师品牌,大牌 (Chanel, Gucci, Prada这些一线品牌都算designer label)“爱买名牌”英语怎么说?
  Someone is very into/obsessed with luxury brandsSomeone is very label-conscious
  *Label就是品牌的意思,label-consicous就是很注重品牌、喜欢大牌的东西*美国人爱买哪些名牌?
  中国人存钱买名牌 vs 美国有钱人才买名牌
  The pursuit of luxury: 对奢侈品的追求
  Many Chinese see luxury brands as something aspirational 2: 很多中国人追名牌,因为把名牌看做一种地位、身份的象征Some would save in order to buy a luxury product: 很多人会存钱买名牌While in the US, not as many do. Most people who buy luxury brands are wealthy: 而美国人不太一样,不太会存钱买名牌。通常奢侈品的消费者本身就是有钱人Living from pay check to pay check: 月光族中国年轻人爱买名牌 vs 美国中老年买名牌
  Many Chinese start buying luxury goods at a young age: 很多中国人很年轻就开始买名牌Luxury product consumers are much older in America since they earn higher incomes: 但美国人通常年纪比较大才买名牌,因为有足够收入支撑Baby boomers are a key luxury segment in America as they have more disposable income: 比如,美国婴儿潮一代(50-60岁)是奢侈品消费主力人群,因为他们可支配收入比较高美国人不只买个名牌包,要买就要全身协调
  When you see an American carrying a $5000 handbag, they are often wearing a pair of $1000 shoes: 通常,用很贵牌子包包的美国人也会穿很贵的鞋子It's a complete look from head to toe: 是从头到脚完整一身的名牌打扮You don't really see someone carrying an expensive bag but wearing cheap clothes and shoes: 不太看到背很贵的包,但穿便宜衣服和鞋的人Most middle-class Americans don't think about buying luxury goods: 大部分美国中产阶级觉得自己和奢侈品没什么关系,不会特别去追中国富二代开豪车 vs 美国退休老大爷开豪车
  Luxury cars: 豪车
  Many young Chinese with rich parents drive luxury cars: 在中国,很多富二代开豪车When you see a car like BMW X5 in America, often it's a grey-haired retiree behind the wheels: 在美国,很多豪车,比如宝马X5, 开的都是退休的、满头银发的老爷爷Many well-to-do American retirees are willing to spend money on expensive cars:很多经济状况不错的美国老人退休后愿意花钱买豪车,享受生活“轻奢”英语怎么说?
  Accessible luxury 或 affordable 3 luxury都可以美国的轻奢品牌好多啊,如Coach, Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Tory Burch......
  Accessible: 容易得到的
  Affordable: 负担得起的
  美国人去哪儿买名牌?
  下面这3家,是美国最高端的名牌百货店。
  奢侈品除了自己的独立专卖店,也会在Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman或Saksfifthavenue里开设专柜。这些店汇集各大奢侈品牌的化妆品、包包、鞋子、服饰。
 

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。
志同的,有抱负的
  • Most of the images that bombard us all are aspirational. 轰击的图像,我们都期望最大。
  • Analysts said self-help and aspirational reading could explain India's high figures. 分析师们指出,自助读书、热爱读书是印度人均读书时间超过别的国家的主要原因。
adj.支付得起的,不太昂贵的
  • The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
  • There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。
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account payables
acquired immune deficiency syndromes
adaptive line enhancer
amatea
aneidess
as slick as a whistle
assets revaluation law
Bac Son
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capital of Swaziland
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Mungindi
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ODINSUP
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report of disclaimer of opinion
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Somasian
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tonic accent
tvga
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ureosmotic animal
Vila Seca
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Y network
ye'se