第25届韩素音青年翻译奖竞赛汉译英参考译文

 传统百货会否成为“消失的行业” 

Will Traditional Department Stores Become the Next “Disappearing Trade”?

数据显示，2011年中国电子商务市场整体交易规模达到7万亿元，同比增长46.4％。电商营销取得的成绩，对传统百货行业的市场占有率是极大的挑战。越来越多的人去网购，在需求短期之内没有大幅变化的情况下也就意味着相应的百货商场客源流失。业内人士表示，近年来百货业销售下滑较大的品类也正是方便网络购买的品类，比如家电、IT产品和纺织品，甚至是奢侈品。

Statistics show that the trade volume of E-commerce of China in 2011 totaled 7 trillion RMB, with a growth of 46.4 percent on a year-on-year basis. This increase presents a tremendous challenge to the share of our traditional department stores. Given that the market demand remains¹ relatively² stable in a short period of time, when more and more people go shopping online, it means a loss of customers to traditional department stores. Some insiders have revealed that the types of goods that have recently suffered a sharp decline in sales at department stores happen to be those that can be easily purchased on the Web, such as home appliances, IT products, textiles, and even luxuries.

第25届韩素音青年翻译奖竞赛汉译英参考译文

同时，一些传统百货商场还面临沦为电商“试衣间”的尴尬。不少人去实体店确定了衣服等物品的款式、尺寸之后到网上支付购买，由此诞生了“抄号族”、“偷拍党”。随着网购市场的日益庞大，服装、化妆品和家居用品等都已经纳入涉猎范围，消费者线下选货线上购买。

In the meantime, some traditional supermarkets have embarrassingly been reduced to “fitting-rooms” for E-commerce customers—many of them go to department stores to find out about the size and style of clothes among many other things they need and then purchase them online, thus becoming “fit-lifters”, so to speak. With the rapid growth of online market, clothing, make-up products, house-wares and so on, are all caught in this trend.

电商侵占市场之外，行业之内的激烈竞争也不容小觑。传统百货商场之间同质化较严重，造成同业之间竞争激烈，近年来全国多个城市都在大力建设购物中心等大型商场，使本来就竞争激烈的百货商场经营更加困难。走在城市的商业街区，几乎所有的百货商场在销售内容、店面设计和产品布局等方面大同小异。一博士生说，从北京走到福州，看到各个城市的商场几乎是一样的。

Apart from the pressure from the E-commerce, the severe competition within the department store business should also not be underestimated as a cause for their potential decline. Homogeneity among department stores has caused vicious competition within the trade, and, in recent years, a huge number of newly-built large shopping malls in many cities around the country have made the situation worse. Walking on those shopping streets, you can hardly tell the differences between department stores in terms of their layout, store design and goods. From Beijing to Fuzhou, as a PhD candidate put it, everywhere you go, you are likely to enter a similar kind of department store.

“内忧外患”之下，传统百货是否会成为下一个“消失的行业”？多位受访专家表示，传统百货行业面临较大的竞争压力，但并非没有机会。依靠线上线下一体，差异化竞争，商业模式创新等方式，百货行业或可成功“逆袭”。

Under these pressures from within and without, will the traditional department stores become the next “disappearing trade”? A good number of the experts interviewed express the view that in spite of the challenges, there is still a chance for the traditional retail³ stores to survive and turn the situation around if they can synchronize⁴ their efforts both on and off the Web, optimize⁵ their competitive edge, and reform their business patterns.

据了解，目前“触电”的百货商场并不在少数。2012年以来，北京的大型百货都相继上线了自己的电子商务平台。天津百货大楼的电子商务正在筹划实施中。

Reportedly, quite a few retailers⁶ have opened their own online stores. Since 2012, mega department stores in Beijing have been vying⁷ to build their own E-commerce website and Tianjin Department Store is planning its own E-commerce.

同时，百货商场应该针对目标客户群体走错位经营、差异化营销的路子。一博士生导师强调，尽管最近几年百货商场面临的商业环境更加严峻，来自电商和大型商业综合体的竞争更加激烈，但对百货商场的客户群体只是分流了一部分。百货商场应该深耕目前所占有的客户群体，完善售后服务，探索针对客户的个性化服务。

Moreover, department stores should adopt a differentiated⁸ marketing⁹ strategy to attract their targeted customers. As a doctoral supervisor¹⁰ points out, although confronted with increasingly severe commercial competition in recent years, especially that from the E-commerce and conglomerate¹¹ companies, only a part of their customer base has been diverted. Department stores should therefore work effectively to take care of their current loyal customers by improving their sales service and exploring into it with an individualized approach.

另外，传统百货应该借助购物中心的发展势头趁机转型。据了解，零售业的业态构成与人均GDP水平存在一定的对应规律。人均GDP处于3000美元至5000美元，以大型综合超市为主，在5000美元至1万美元则以购物中心、专卖店、专业店、便利店为主。而2011年我国人均GDP已经超过5000美元，传统百货业可以趁机向购物中心等方向转变。

Correspondingly, traditional department stores should take a transformative lead in view of the recent shopping center surge. Research also suggests that there is a correlated pattern between the retail format¹² and the GDP per capita of a population. Mega department stores mainly cater¹³ to a population with GDP per capita between $3,000 and $5,000, while shopping centers, especially retail stores, and convenience stores cater to a population with GDP per capita between $5,000 to $10,000. Since the GDP per capita of China exceeded $5,000 in 2011, it is time for traditional department stores to be transformed into shopping centers or other forms.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

3 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

4 synchronize   

v.使同步 [=synchronise]

参考例句：

• The sound on a film must synchronize with the action. 影片中的声音必须与动作配合一致。
• You must synchronize your Inbox before selecting additional folders. 在选择其他文件夹前，您必须同步您的收件箱。

5 optimize   

v.使优化 [=optimise]

参考例句：

• We should optimize the composition of the Standing Committees.优化人大常委会组成人员的结构。
• We should optimize our import mix and focus on bringing in advanced technology and key equipment.优化进口结构，着重引进先进技术和关键设备。

6 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。

7 vying   

adj.竞争的；比赛的

参考例句：

• California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market.为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹，加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。
• Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo.4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。

8 differentiated   

区分，区别，辨别( differentiate的过去式和过去分词 )； 区别对待； 表明…间的差别，构成…间差别的特征

参考例句：

• The development of mouse kidney tubules requires two kinds of differentiated cells. 小鼠肾小管的发育需要有两种分化的细胞。
• In this enlargement, barley, alfalfa, and sugar beets can be differentiated. 在这张放大的照片上，大麦，苜蓿和甜菜都能被区分开。

9 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

10 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。

11 conglomerate   

n.综合商社，多元化集团公司

参考例句：

• The firm has been taken over by an American conglomerate.该公司已被美国一企业集团接管。
• An American conglomerate holds a major share in the company.一家美国的大联合企业持有该公司的大部分股份。

12 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

13 cater   

vi.(for/to)满足，迎合；(for)提供饮食及服务

参考例句：

• I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
• Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。