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  3. Black Friday Black Friday is the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in America. / It falls the day after Thanksgivin

Black Friday Black Friday is the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in America. / It falls the day after Thanksgivin

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答案 Black Friday Black Friday is the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in America. / It falls the day after Thanksgiving celebration / and has become a discount shopping day / when millions of US shoppers are tempted by massive savings. / There are two explanations for the day’s name. / Some claim it was coined to illustrate the point / at which retailers start to make a profit, or go "into the black". / Others believe it was first coined by the Philadelphia police department / to describe the crowded pavements and traffic jams on the Friday after Thanksgiving. / As many employees and schools have both Thanksgiving and the day after off, followed by a weekend, / potential shoppers will largely increase. / So, Black Friday has been the busiest shopping day of the year. / It was common for retailers to open at 6:00 am. / But recent years have seen retailers extend beyond normal hours / in order to maintain an edge or to keep up with the competition. /
解析     黑色星期五
   黑色星期五是美国圣诞购物季的开始。它是在感恩庆祝日的后一天，并已成为一个打折购物节，在那个时候数百万的美国购物者会被大量折扣节省下来的金额所诱惑。关于这个节日的名称有两个解释。有些人声称这个词创造出来是为了表明零售商从这个时间点开始盈利或者进人盈余状态。其他人认为这个词首先是由费城的警察部门创造出来用以描述在感恩节之后那个礼拜五出现的人行道拥挤和交通拥堵的情况。
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