字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 TheFridayaftertheAmericanholidayofThanksgivingiscalledBlackFriday.It’ssaidthatit’sthedaythatstoreledgers(分类账)moveintotheblackandcompaniesbecomeprofitable.Onthatdayretailersslash(砍)pricestogetco
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TheFridayaftertheAmericanholidayofThanksgivingiscalledBlackFriday.It’ssaidthatit’sthedaythatstoreledgers(分类账)moveintotheblackandcompaniesbecomeprofitable.Onthatdayretailersslash(砍)pricestogetco
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TheFridayaftertheAmericanholidayofThanksgivingiscalledBlackFriday.It’ssaidthatit’sthedaythatstoreledgers(分类账)moveintotheblackandcompaniesbecomeprofitable. Onthatdayretailersslash(砍)pricestogetconsumerstobuy. ItisalsoatimewhenmanyAmericansstarttheirChristmasshopping.VOA’sElizabethLeetellsushowtheeconomymayaffectconsumersonthatbargainday.

Thisdayshouldbeashopper’sdream.“It’sjustthedealsthesalesandeverythingyoucangetforalesserprice”saidSandyThomasashopper.Butit’sanightmareforothers.“Ithinkit’scrazy.I’vedoneallofmyshoppingthroughouttheweeksoIdon’thavetogooutonFriday”shesaid.It’scalledBlackFridaythestartofthetraditionalChristmasshoppingseasonintheUnitedStates.Everyyearit’sthedayaftertheThanksgivingholiday.Storesopenbeforesunriseandtherearedeepdiscountseverywhereyoulook.

Lastyearacrowdofbargain-hunterskilledaWal-martworkerinaNewYorksuburb.Thisyearmanystoresareincreasingsecuritywhiletheyslashprices.“Thisisahugetimefortheretailstores”saidFredJoutzfromGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.“Thisiswhentheybeginmakingtheirprofitsfortheyear.”

EconomicsprofessorFredJoutzsayshowAmericansspendtheweekendafterThanksgivingisagoodindicationofhowconsumersfeelaboutthefuture.

Withtheunemploymentrateabove10percentJoutzsaysAmericansaresavingmoreandspendingless.SomeretailersareattractingconsumersbyopeningonThanksgivingDaywhenshopsaretraditionallyclosed. Otherstoresopentheirdoorsanywherefrommidnighttofourinthemorning.

Andshopperswillbeliningupinfrontofthedoorsinordertobeoneofthefirstonestowalkthroughandgetabigdiscount.ElectronicslikeflatscreenTVsareusuallythefirstitemstogo.SandyThomassaysit’sanannualfamilytraditionandwellworthit.“IjustsavemaybehalfofwhatIwouldhavespentonaregularyouknowshoppingtrip”shesaid.

EconomistssayU.S.consumerswillspendmoneythisBlackFridaybuttheywillspenditmorecarefully.

【小题1】Bysaying“Thisdayshouldbeashopper’sdream”thewritermeans________.

A.shoppershavelongedforthisdayforalongtime

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  【小题1】D   【小题2】C   【小题3】A   【小题4】C   【小题5】B   解析
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