大伙儿双十一买的东西才刚送来，
这股买买买风潮就刮到美国去了！
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各大商场里疯狂的抢购场面
已经不能用壮观来形容了！
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这家耐克门店已经完全被凶猛的群众摧毁了
到底是什么情况？
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原来，上周五就是传说中的“黑色星期五”，是美国人民一年一度的盛大打折日。
到底什么是“黑色星期五”？
What is Black Friday？
一般来说，黑色星期五在美国用来指每年感恩节之后的第一天。这一天通常被认为标志着圣诞购物期的正式开始，也是一年中各个商家最看重也是最繁忙的日子之一。大多数商家都会早早地开门，举行各种促销打折活动。
Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States (the fourth Thursday of November). It has been regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the U.S. It has routinely been the busiest shopping day of the year. Major retailers open very early and offer promotional sales.
黑色星期五不是联邦假日，但在一些州是公共假日，甚至有些单位和组织也会在感恩节周末放假休息，因此很多人在感恩节之后这天会休一天年假。于是有人利用这个休息日去探望亲戚朋友、度假，也有人在这一天开始为即将到来的圣诞节大采购。
Black Friday is not a federal holiday, but is a public holiday in some states. some organizations also close for the Thanksgiving weekend. Therefore, many people take a day of their annual leave on the day after Thanksgiving Day. Some people use this to make trips to see family members or friends who live in other areas or to go on vacation. Others use it to start shopping for the Christmas season.
为什么叫 “黑色星期五” ？
Why it is called “Black Friday” ？
为什么感恩节后的这一天被称为黑色星期五呢？
作为美国疯狂购物日之一，民间关于“黑色星期五”的来历有两种说法。其中一种说，感恩节之后这一天拥挤的交通会使车轮在路面留下很多黑色痕迹，于是有了“黑色星期五”。
As one of the busiest shopping days in the USA，there are two popular theories as to why the day after Thanksgiving Day is called Black Friday. One theory is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day after Thanksgiving Day left many black markings on the road surface, leading to the term Black Friday.
另外一种，说 “黑色星期五” 这个词源于传统商业记账方式。红笔记录赤字，黑笔记录盈利。很多生意，尤其是小买卖，在圣诞节之前就开始盈利，很多商家希望在感恩节之后这一天就能开始用黑笔记录盈利。
The other theory is that the term Black Friday comes from an old way of recording business accounts. Losses were recorded in red ink and profits in black ink. Many businesses, particularly small businesses, started making profits prior to Christmas. Many hoped to start showing a profit, marked in black ink, on the day after Thanksgiving Day.
“网络星期一”又是什么鬼？
What is Cyber Monday？
相比去实体店购物的舟车劳顿和拥挤混乱，显然现在网购已经成为更有吸引力的方式，不但价格可议比较，还可以把想买的把百货、电器、衣服、化妆品一次性放进购物车，等着快递送上门。于是除了“黑色星期五”之外，又有了 “网络星期一”。
“网络星期一”这个概念最早被一家电商平台在2005年的圣诞季提出来，说服人们参与网上购物。而现在，“网络星期一” 已经专门用来指代感恩节之后的这个星期一。
The term "Cyber Monday" was first created by e-commerce company during the 2005 holiday season to persuade people to shop online. Now it has been a marketing term for the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.
根据多家媒体报道，“网络星期一”从最早只有少数无法跟大型零售商相抗衡的小型电商举行折扣活动，到现在已经超越黑色星期五，成为每年最大的网购日。去年“网络星期一”的销售额突破了三十一亿美元，比前年增长了21%。更令人意外的是，来自移动手机端的订单比前年增长了53％。
Total numbers for Cyber Monday last year were $3.1 billion, up almost 21% from the year before. Surprisingly, part of what pushed it over the brink was mobile shopping. Shoppers on mobile devices spent 53% more last Cyber Monday than the previous year.
虽然没法跟我们的双十一相提并论，但隔着屏幕也足以感受到美帝人民买买买的热情了！
See? Everyone loves shopping at work！
真是一个美好的周一
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