每天三分钟学英语 第147期:英文"双12"怎么说

 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 lining¹ 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 mortar² retailers³. 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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 )

参考例句：

• 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。