所属专辑:专四真题听写训练营05年至12年
歌手: 爱飘的夜
时长: 01:38
第55期Passage1-英语听力[00:00:00]
For shopaholics, [00:00:00]
the post Christmas period means only one thing sales! [00:00:01]
Across the country, prices are slashed on clothing, [00:00:07]
electronics, home furnishings and more. [00:00:10]
But London is the place for serious shopping, [00:00:14]
and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains. [00:00:17]
The sales start on Boxing Day-26th December, [00:00:21]
and continue for the month of January. [00:00:26]
But the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first [00:00:29]
through the doors. [00:00:34]
In Oxford Street, queues formed outside shops ahead of [00:00:36]
pre dawn openings for the start of their sales. [00:00:40]
At Brent Cross in north London, more than 1,000 people [00:00:44]
were queuing at 3:30 a.m. [00:00:48]
for the" next" clothing store's sale which began at 4 a.m. [00:00:50]
Some people even camped outside the shops to be first in the [00:00:56]
line. [00:01:00]
Some people are taking their friends shopping with them [00:01:02]
and buying their Christmas presents in the sales a practical [00:01:06]
but unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really [00:01:10]
want. [00:01:14]
For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, [00:01:16]
online retailers are also getting in on the act with January [00:01:20]
sales of their own. [00:01:25]
The most organized of all are those who are already doing [00:01:28]
their present shoppping for next Christmas in the January [00:01:32]
sales! [00:01:37]