Black Friday
Black Friday
Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. The day after it has been known as Black Friday. It is the start of the holiday shopping season, and it has been the busiest shopping day of the year in the US since 2005.
感恩节总是在星期四。第二天便是众所周知的“黑色星期五”。它是假日购物季的开始,自2005年以来，成为美国一年中最忙的采购日。
Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday. They open their doors quite early in the morning. They try to attract shoppers with big discounts (打折). Some items (商品)like TVs and cloths are much cheaper than usual. Stores may even lose money on these items. They hope that shoppers will buy gifts for other people while they are in the store.
在黑色星期五大多数商店提供大减价。清晨他们很早就开门营业，试图以很大的折扣吸引消费者。一些商品像电视和衣服比平时便宜很多。这些商店的商品甚至亏钱销售。他们希望消费者在他们的商店（除了为自己买）也为其他人买礼物。
Black Friday is a great time to go shopping. However, there are problem. The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items. Each store may only have a few. These items are in great need, so people stand in long lines to get them. They may wait three to four hours before a store opens. They may be hoping to get a low price on a TV or computer, but not everybody can get one. Some people leave, disappointed.
黑色星期五是一个购物的大好时光。然而也有问题。最大的一个问题是没有足够的打折商品。每个商店可能只有几个，但这些商品又有很大的需求,所以为了能够买到打折的商品人们排起了长队。他们可能要在商店开门之前排队等待3到4个小时。他们希望能够买到低价格的电视或者电脑,但不是每个人都能够买得到，有些人只能失望的离开。
The situation makes people worried. Some Black Friday events have been crazy. There have been fights over toys among shoppers. Some workers have even been hurt by large crowds. But most Black Friday events are safe and fun. Still, if you plan to go, you will expect large crowds and a bit of pushing.
这种情况让人担忧。一些黑色星期五活动已经（令人）疯狂。已经出现过有的顾客之间为争夺玩具而争吵，一些员工甚至被拥入大量的人群而受伤害。但大多数黑色星期五活动是安全和有趣的。不过,如果你打算去,你要做好准备，会被大量的人群挤来挤去。
So where does the name “Black Friday” come from. It was first used in Philadelphia in the 1950s. The police called this day Black Friday because of the heavy traffic it caused. In the 1960s, stores tried to rename the day “Big Friday”. It did not stick. The name “Black Friday” continued to spread across the country. It seems that it is here to stay.
那么“黑色星期五”这个名字是从哪里来的呢？最早的一次被使用是在
20世纪50年代的费城。被警察称为“黑色星期五”的这一天,是因为它造成交
通拥挤。在60年代,商店试图用“Big Friday”重新命名这一天。但没有坚持
下来。“黑色星期五”这个名字继续在全国蔓延，也就继承事实（扎下根来，留下不走）沿用了下来。
Now people all over the country take part in Black Friday events. It is even spreading to other parts of the world. Stores have held Black Friday events in the UK, Australia, and Brazil since 2012. In Mexico, stores offer a weekend of discounts every year. They call it “E I Buen Fin”, which means “the good weekend” in Spanish. I guess people everywhere like to buy things on sale.
现在全国各地的人们都参与了黑色星期五活动。甚至蔓延到世界的其他地方。自2012年以来，在英国、澳大利亚和巴西的商店也举行了“黑色星期五”活动。在墨西哥, 每年（11月）的一个周末商店提供打折销售。在西班牙有他们称之
为“EI Buen Fin”意思就是“周末愉快”的购物节。我想任何地方的人们都喜欢买打折的东西。
（注：EI Buen Fin是墨西哥全年最便宜的周末购物活动，不知出试卷的人怎么把它搬到了西班牙，或许是西班牙也有这样的购物节，那就是本人的无知了发，好在它不影响做题。）
1. Is Black Friday the start of the holiday shopping season? 黑色星期五是假日购物季的开始吗?
2. What is the biggest problem with Black Friday?“黑色星期五”的最大问题是什么?
3. How long may people have to wait before a store opens?很多人要等待多久商店才开门？
4. Where was the name “Black Friday” first used in the 1950s?“黑色
星期五”这个名字在1950年代的哪里第一次被使用？
5. Why do people like going shopping on Black Friday?为什么人们喜欢去购物在黑色星期五？
答案：
1.Yes, it is.
2.There are not enough low-priced items.
3.Three to four hours.
4.In Philadelphia
5.Because people can buy things on sale in Black Friday.