“买买买”相关的英文，全在这里
听说今年马爸爸双十一的成交额高达一千多亿，千亿是什么概念啊，这在英语当中要用a hundred billion 这个量级来表达了。
话说这个天文数字都是无数消费者在双十一这一“购物狂欢”(shopping spree ) 中一步一步达成的。 那么我们今天就一起来盘点下和“双十一”相关的英语表达。
shopping spree ['ʃɑpɪŋ] [spri] n.
Definition（定义）: to shop a lot in a small period of time; it usually involves spending a lot of money
购物狂欢
Alibaba and JD were all geared up for China’s Single’s Day shopping spree.
阿里巴巴和京东都在为“双十一”购物狂欢节紧锣密鼓地做准备。
gear up for 为…做准备
gear [ɡɪr] v. 搭上齿轮
to shop till you drop
Definition（定义）: to shop a lot in a day until you are so tired you feel you want “to drop” – to sit/lie down
血拼到倒下
Many women love to shop till they drop; however, this is not as common in most men.
很多女人购物喜欢血拼到倒下。但是，这在男士身上却不明显。
retail therapy ['ritel] ['θɛrəpi]
Definition（定义）: (often used in funny way): the act of shopping for therapy, to make oneself feel better
购物疗法
Claire needed some retail therapy after her fight with her husband. That’s why she went to her favorite shoe store yesterday.
和丈夫吵完架后Claire需要通过购物来治愈，这就是为什么她昨天去了她最喜欢的鞋店。
“That’s a killer deal!”
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Definition（定义）: used to say that something of high value has a very great price that is surprisingly low and affordable
超级划算
One of Alibaba’s Single’s Day products was a Channel perfume sold at nearly 75% off. That’s a killer deal!
“双十一”期间阿里巴巴有一款香奈儿打75折，这简直是超级划算啊。
“That’s a rip-off!”
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Definition（定义）: used to say that something is too expensive for what it is; when one thinks the price doesn’t appropriately reflect the value it has (very negative meaning)
漫天要价
Henry saw a coat being sold in that department store for RMB 5000. That’s a rip-off!
Henry 看到那家店里有一件大衣卖到5000元了。这简直就是敲诈啊！
to slash prices
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Definition（定义）: to cut/reduce/decrease prices (the cost of something)
（大幅度）降价
Stores often slash their prices to get rid of things that are no long popular.
商店通常通过减价的方式把过时的东西处理掉。
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好了，现在我们不妨通过做一组练习来巩固以下这些表达。
Fill in the blank with the expressions, words or idioms that you’ve learnt above.
用上面所学的表达填空。
1. This weekend my favorite store is ___________ and I am going to ________.
2. Lucy went to a major _______ yesterday because she needed some ______ after a stressful week.
3. While I was window-shopping I saw I very expensive dress and said, “ _________!”.
你的双十一过得如何？不妨用以上的一个或多个表达来描述你的经历吧。