时间:2018-12-28 作者:英语课 分类:每天三分钟学英语


英语课

 情景对话:


A: That reminds me. When's the big shopping day in the US? 对了。美国的大型购物节是什么时候?
B: Oh, you're talking about Black Friday. That's the day after Thanksgiving. 喔,你说得是黑五,就是感恩节的后一天。
A: Yeah, I've seen videos of people lining 1 up in front of stores. It looks crazy. 对。我看过大家在商店前面排队的视频,这太疯狂了。
B: It's a big day for the brick and mortar 2 retailers 3. For online retailers, there's Cyber Monday. 对于实体店来说,这是他们的大日子。对于网上商店来说,他们的大日子是Cyber Monday.
A: That's like Singles Day here in China. Also December 12th and June 18th have huge online sales too. 这就跟中国的光棍节一样,还有双十二和6月18日。这些日子在网上购物都打折。
知识点:
? the big shopping day 大型购物日
? Black Friday 黑色星期五
? Thanksgiving 感恩节
? Big day 大日子,很重要的一天
? brick and mortar 实体的
? Cyber Monday 网络周一
? Singles' Day 光棍节
? Double 11 双十一
? December 12th 十二月十二
? Double 12 Day 双十二
? June 18th 618

1 lining
n.衬里,衬料
  • The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
  • Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
2 mortar
n.灰浆,灰泥;迫击炮;v.把…用灰浆涂接合
  • 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。
3 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。
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