双十一购物英语作文(4)

孤单对于中国人来说并不陌生：由于中国长期实行计划生育政策，以及长久以来重男轻女的子女偏好，中国的性别比例严重失衡，有数以百万的中国男子也许一辈子都不会找到伴侣。中国女性的情况也不容乐观：那些在27岁的“熟女”年龄之后还未婚的女性会被贴上“剩女”的标签。

although poverty and singledom are often linked outcomes in china， at least one web user was sure of which was worse. "spending singles' day alone isn't that scary，" he wrote. "what's scary is when you're so poor you can't even enjoy taobao's ‘double 11.'" retail therapy indeed.

虽然在中国“贫穷”和“单身”往往是相互联系的，但网民们知道前者比后者更糟糕。如一位中国网民所说的，“一个人过光棍节并不可怕，可怕的是你没钱去参加淘宝的‘双11’庆典。”

or those who just love to shop online, now is the best time of the year, because nov 11, china’s singles’ day, will see some seemingly irrational discounts, in line with the tradition that was started in 2010.

对于“网购迷”而言，现在正是一年中的最佳时机；因为按照这项始于2010年的传统惯例，每年11月11日，也就是中国的“光棍节”这天，网上商品将会疯狂打折。

last year, taobao, a major online shopping website, set a record of 1 billion yuan in sales on that day alone, with a whopping 19.1 billion yuan exchanging hands on the website. the number of items sold paralyzed the delivery services due to overloading. on the verge of yet another annual spending spree, it’s worth reading up on tricks and tips to make the most of the shopping carnival.

去年，淘宝网光棍节当天的销售额破纪录地达到10亿元人民币，该网站交易额更是高达191亿元人民币。巨大的发货量几乎令整个快递业务难以负荷，接近瘫痪。现在，一年一度的“双十一”血拼日又要到了；为了乐享这场购物嘉年华，有必要补习一下网购技巧与小贴士。

be prepared

做好准备

select goods early and rationally

提前下手，合理选择

put everything you want in the “shopping cart” to make a list of potential purchases. then go through it carefully, removing anything you selected on impulse.

把你喜欢的货品统统放到“购物车”中，生成一个购物清单，然后再仔细筛选一遍，删除那些因一时冲动而拍下的货品。

seal a deal in advance

提前下单

talk to service staff as early as possible. they may have already decided on a discount policy for nov 11 and may even ship the product to you in advance, which is a good way to avoid the heavy online traffic on the special day.

尽早询问网店客服。他们可能已经定下了双十一的打折政策，甚至还有可能提前发货给你，这就很好地避免了双十一当天的网络拥堵。

manage your budget

精打细算

popular items will be in strong demand, so make sure you’re ready to pay with the least number of procedures. it’s best to deposit a reasonable amount of money in your alipay account so that you can pay without going through any lengthy verifications. if you’re planning on using a credit card, you can call the bank to apply for more credit, but only spend as much as you can afford to repay.

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