VOA常速英语2018--纽约时装周声势浩大 吸人眼球（在线收听）

Once a year Fashion Week provides designers a global station wish to showcase their work and hopefully attract prestigious buyers. Hundreds of them conversion New York City. It’s a show of colors, textures and catwalks where designers seek to conquer the world fashion market. It’s an industry that impacts the local economy a lot because it brings in around 900 million dollars a year.

每年，时装周都会给设计师们一个全球性的舞台，可以展示自己的工作，也有希望吸引知名买家。区区数百人，却让纽约发生了大变化。时装周的展览色彩绚丽，布料令郎满目，各种走秀让人应接不暇。正是凭借这些，设计师得意站在全球时尚市场的风口浪尖。这个行业对当地经济的影响很大，因为每年可以带来近9亿美元的收入。

And the event not only benefits people involved in the industry, match of the money, finds its way into all parts of the local economy from models, restaurants, designers, manufacturers, even the real estate market benefits. From everything that has to do with the fashion industry here in New York. Being part of this event requires a big network and a big budget. If the designers want to come here and show their creations here at New York Fashion Week, they should be ready to spend at least 200,000 dollars.

这次盛会不仅会让业内人士受益，促进投资匹配，打入当地经济的各个领域，比如模特、设计师、制造商，即便房地产世行也会从纽约时尚业的方方面面受益。哪怕只是参与其中，也需要庞大的网络和超高的预算。如果设计师向来这里的纽约时装秀展现自己的创意，至少要准备好20万美元的花销。

And this is solely the beginning, says Sylvania, because the cost of renting, extending hiring staff, models, makeup artists and so forth is not predetermined and could easily rise if the year’s show is especially fun. Some experts believe this year’s fashion week could generate more money for the city than sporting event like the US Open, the New York City Marathon and a 2013 Super Bowl.

西尔瓦尼亚表示，这只是开头，因为还有很多花销，比如租赁费、增加人手的费用、模特、化妆师等花销还没有预先确定，而且动辄就涨价，因为一年一度的时装秀趣味多多。一些专家认为，今年的时装周可以给纽约带来更多的收入，比美网公开赛、纽约马拉松、2013超级碗等等体育盛事更宏大。