新西兰英语 264 Easter Shopping

There are three and a half days in the year when the law says that shops must not open. Two of these days are at Easter. Good Friday and Easter Sunday are important days in the Christian¹ church. Most shops are closed on these two days. Shops are closed also on Christmas Day and on ANZAC day before 1pm.

However, not all shops have to close. Dairies, service stations, souvenir shops, duty-free shops and pharmacies² are allowed to open. Also, places that sell ready-to-eat food like cafes can stay open.

Many business people say the law is confusing. Shops in the tourist towns, Queenstown and Taupo, can stay open but the two tourist towns nearby, Wanaka and Rotorua, cannot open their shops. Garden centres can open on Easter Sunday but not hardware shops even if they have a garden centre in their shop. It is not clear whether regular Sunday farmers’ markets can open or not.

Inspectors³ checked 38 shops during this Easter holiday. Businesses that break the law could be fined $1,000.

1 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

2 pharmacies   

药店

参考例句：

• Still, 32 percent of the pharmacies filled the prescriptions. 但仍然有32%的药剂师配发了这两张药方。 来自互联网
• Chinese herbal pharmacies, and traditional massage therapists in the Vancouver telephone book. 中药店，和传统的按摩师在温哥华的电话簿里。 来自互联网

3 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》