2016年CRI ＂Double eleven＂ shopping frenzy hits Brazil

 

Alibaba, the company credited with creating the 'shopping holiday' here in China, opened up a Portugese version of its website, Ali-express, in Brazil two years ago.

Since then, more than 6-million people have signed up as Ali-express users.

Daniele Sousa is a student in Rio De Janeiro.

She says what drew her to the site was the prospect¹ of the major discounts for "double 11."

"I have downloaded a mobile app 'Ali-Express' two months ago and got to know this global shopping festival. The prices and bargains are really tempting². I'm waiting for the day on 11th to give my first try through the website."

Brazil now represents the 3rd largest number of non-Chinese buyers through Alibaba, behind only Russia and the United States.

It's said that the economic downturn, combined with high costs at Brazil's domestic brick-and-mortar retail³ outlets⁴, has been pushing more and more people toward online shopping in that country, which is home to an estimated 100-million internet users.

Lawyer Fernanda Barcelos lives in the northeastern Brazilian city of Goiania, and has been shopping with Ali-express since last year.

She says despite the long waits for her purchases to be delivered, she says there is still a net cost-benefit to using the Chinese service.

"In Brazil, the cost of purchases for clothes are pretty high. Apart from price advantages, Ali-express offers much more styles and choices. And the quality of goods are also guaranteed. So far all my shopping experiences online have been wonderful. I communicate with the sellers in English and have so far faced no problems."

Apart from clothing, shoes and bags, electronic products are also popular with local residents in Brazil, with many local shoppers in Brazil posting their purchases on the website.

Carolina Damasceno is one of those from Brazil who likes to share her shopping experience online.

"I bought a Xiaomi smart phone on the website of Ali-Express. It cost me only 126 US dollars. It's really a nice bargain. I used to hear that the delivery is very slow but judging from my own experiences, I think the delivery is very fast. It only took 26 days for me to get the delivery. "

Online stores in China generated just under 123-billion yuan worth of online sales on November 11th last year, which came in well-above the initial estimate of around 100-billion.

1 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

2 tempting   

a.诱人的, 吸引人的

参考例句：

• It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都爱把过去的日子说得那么美好。
• It was a tempting offer. 这是个诱人的提议。

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 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》