夏说英语新闻晨读 第322期:Boxing Day

 本期内容：
Fewer people have hit the UK's Boxing Day sales this year as Black Friday discounts and savvy¹ online shoppers lowered turnout.Shop visits dropped by 4.5% up to 5pm compared with last year, according to research group Springboard. Shopping centers and High Streets recorded the biggest declines². Although it had expected a downturn, the scale of the drop is greater than expected.

boxing day：节礼日
discount：打折
savvy：精明的
turnout：参加人数
downturn：衰退

1 savvy   

v.知道，了解；n.理解能力，机智，悟性；adj.有见识的，懂实际知识的，通情达理的

参考例句：

• She was a pretty savvy woman.她是个见过世面的漂亮女人。
• Where's your savvy?你的常识到哪里去了？

2 declines   

辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）( decline的第三人称单数 )； （道路、物体等）下倾； （太阳）落下； （在品格、价值上）降低

参考例句：

• As one grows older one's memory declines. 一个人的记忆力随着年老而衰退。
• Hearing sensitivity declines with age. 听觉因年老而衰退。