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In the U.S., the term "Black Friday" was first used to describe what? Plunging¹ gold prices, historic holiday spending, Stock Market collapse² or retail³ profit surge. Back in 1869, the U.S. gold market collapsed⁴ on "Black Friday".

REPORTER: "Black Friday". Sounds kind of scary and it was. "Black Friday" first referred to the collapse of the U.S. gold market in 1869. A century later, Philadelphia police used "Black Friday" to describe chaos⁵ and congestion⁶. Downtown streets were clogged⁷ with hoards⁸ of shoppers headed to the big department stores.

Retailers⁹ hated the term but then tried to reinvent it. It was the day their profits went from red to black so they said. "Black Friday" really started catching¹⁰ on in the 80s' and 90s' pushed by the growth of big box stores. Today, it's all about bargains, and "Black Friday's" dark roots are for the history books.

AZUZ: Now "Small Business Saturday", "Cyber Monday" and "Giving Tuesday" are all on the shopping season calendar. But for "Black Friday" itself, a new record was set this year with American's spending $7.4 billion in online sales alone. Adobe¹¹ Analytics said almost 40 percent of those sales were made through smartphones, indicating that shoppers will getting comfortable buying Christmas and holiday gifts on smaller screens.

Nerf and Paw Patrol toys, video games and the Nintendo Switch, Apple products and Samsung TVs, these are some of the most popular items sold online. There were also a lot of online purchases that were picked up in brick-and-mortar stores so people could bypass checkout¹² lines.

CNBC reports that this year's "Black Friday" was the second biggest online shopping day in history behind "Cyber Monday"of last year. But experts expect that today's "Cyber Monday" will set an all time online spending record.

1 plunging   

adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

3 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

4 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

5 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

6 congestion   

n.阻塞，消化不良

参考例句：

• The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
• Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

7 clogged   

（使）阻碍( clog的过去式和过去分词 )； 淤滞

参考例句：

• The narrow streets were clogged with traffic. 狭窄的街道上交通堵塞。
• The intake of gasoline was stopped by a clogged fuel line. 汽油的注入由于管道阻塞而停止了。

8 hoards   

n.（钱财、食物或其他珍贵物品的）储藏，积存( hoard的名词复数 )v.积蓄并储藏（某物）( hoard的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She hoards her money - she never spends it. 她积蓄钱，但从来不花钱。 来自辞典例句
• A squirrel hoards nuts for the winter. 松鼠为过冬贮藏坚果。 来自辞典例句

9 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

10 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

11 adobe   

n.泥砖，土坯，美国Adobe公司

参考例句：

• They live in an adobe house.他们住在一间土坯屋里。
• Adobe bricks must drived dried completely before are used.土坯砖块使用前一定要完全干燥。

12 checkout   

n.（超市等）收银台，付款处

参考例句：

• Could you pay at the checkout.你能在结帐处付款吗。
• A man was wheeling his shopping trolley to the checkout.一个男人正推着购物车向付款台走去。