事实：黑色星期五也是买不到任何东西的一天-Black Friday is Also Buy Nothing Day
时间：2018-12-19 作者：英语课 分类：Facts-事实
英语课
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
retailer 1: a person or businesses that sell things
consumer: a person who buys things
take a toll 2: to slowly harm or damage
boycott 3: to protest or show disapproval 4 by not participating or not consuming
gain momentum 5: to become stronger or more popular
activist 6: a person who actively 7 promotes or supports an issue or cause
Black Friday is Also Buy Nothing Day
Black Friday takes place the day after American Thanksgiving at the end of November. It is one of the busiest shopping days of the year, and many retailers 8 offer special deals for consumers who are starting their holiday shopping. In recent years, many people have noticed that consumerism has taken over the holidays and taken a toll on our earth. Some have decided 9 to boycott Black Friday by calling it Buy Nothing Day. This international day of protest against consumerism gains a little momentum each year. Some activists 10 stand in shopping line-ups and offer to cut up credit cards for those who are about to waste money on things they don’t need. Others stay out of the malls and try to convince friends and family members to do the same.
retailer 1: a person or businesses that sell things
consumer: a person who buys things
take a toll 2: to slowly harm or damage
boycott 3: to protest or show disapproval 4 by not participating or not consuming
gain momentum 5: to become stronger or more popular
activist 6: a person who actively 7 promotes or supports an issue or cause
Black Friday is Also Buy Nothing Day
Black Friday takes place the day after American Thanksgiving at the end of November. It is one of the busiest shopping days of the year, and many retailers 8 offer special deals for consumers who are starting their holiday shopping. In recent years, many people have noticed that consumerism has taken over the holidays and taken a toll on our earth. Some have decided 9 to boycott Black Friday by calling it Buy Nothing Day. This international day of protest against consumerism gains a little momentum each year. Some activists 10 stand in shopping line-ups and offer to cut up credit cards for those who are about to waste money on things they don’t need. Others stay out of the malls and try to convince friends and family members to do the same.
1 retailer
n.零售商(人)
- What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
- The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。
2 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
3 boycott
n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与
- We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
- The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
4 disapproval
n.反对，不赞成
- The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。
- They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。
5 momentum
n.动力，冲力，势头；动量
- We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
- The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
6 activist
n.活动分子，积极分子
- He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
- He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
7 actively
adv.积极地，勤奋地
- During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
- We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。
8 retailers
零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )
- 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。