VOA慢速英语2019 "美国梦"在新泽西州盛大开业

America’s Second Largest Mall Opens in New Jersey¹

The second-largest mall in America has opened its doors in the state of New Jersey.

美国第二大购物中心将在新泽西州盛大开业。

The mall, called American Dream, has been in development for more than 20 years. The $5-billion project has more than 450 different stores and places to eat. The mall also has major park rides, an indoor ski hill and water slides.

这个名为“美国梦”的购物中心已经开发了20多年。这一耗资50亿美元的项目包括450多家不同的商铺和餐厅。该商场还设有大型公园游乐设施、室内滑雪场和水上滑梯。

American Dream is the second-largest U.S. mall after the Mall of America, which is in the Midwestern state of Minnesota.

“美国梦”是美国第二大购物中心，仅次于美国购物中心（Mall of America），后者位于美国中西部的明尼苏达州。

American Dream will open in stages over several months. The first part of the mall to open, on October 25, was the Nickelodeon Universe park. The park contains more than 35 rides and other activities, says the mall’s website.

“美国梦”将在几个月内分阶段开业。商场将于10月25日开放的第一部分是尼克国际儿童频道环球公园(Nickelodeon Universe park)。该购物中心的官网显示，游乐园有超过35个游乐设施和其他活动区。

The DreamWorks water park is set to open on November 27. Next to open will be the ski hill, which is described as “North America’s only indoor real-snow park.”

“梦工厂水上乐园”将于11月27日开放。下一个开放的将是滑雪场，它被称为“北美唯一的室内真雪公园”。

The mall’s massive² collection of stores is set to open in March 2020.

该商场的大部分商铺将于2020年3月开业。

When plans for the American Dream mall first started, physical stores were more important for most Americans. Malls were a good place to buy many different items in one space.

当“美国梦”购物中心的计划刚开始时，实体店对大多数美国人来说更重要。而商场是在一个地方购买很多不同商品的绝佳之处。

But the rise in internet shopping has led to financial struggles for many malls in the United States.

但是，网购的兴起导致美国许多商场陷入财务困境。

Economic experts are wondering whether the new American Dream mall will draw enough people to be a financial success.

经济专家们好奇，新建的“美国梦”购物中心能否吸引足够多的顾客而获得经济上的成功。

A 2017 report from Switzerland-based banker Credit³ Suisse estimated⁴ that up to 25 percent of American malls will close by 2022. The report says such closures would be the result of the increasing popularity⁵ of internet shopping and several major store closings in recent years.

总部位于瑞士的瑞信银行(Credit Suisse)在2017年的一份报告中估计，到2022年，多达25%的美国商场将停业。报告指出，商场停业是由于网购的日益普及和近年来数家大型商店的关闭。

Officials from American Dream say they expect to draw 40 million visitors during the first year. They are hoping that being just 16 kilometers from New York City’s Manhattan area will help bring in people from the city to spend money.

“美国梦”的官员表示，他们预计第一年将吸引4000万游客。他们希望，距纽约市曼哈顿地区仅16公里的地方能有助于吸引纽约居民前来消费。

“You can make it your backyard playground if you live in Manhattan or even if you’re in New Jersey,” Ken⁶ Downing, an official with the mall’s developer, told The Associated Press. “It’s a staycation. So, it’s a little bit of competing with mindset and emotion, far more than a property, or even Disneyland.”

商场开发商的官员肯·唐宁(Ken Downing)告诉美联社，“如果你居住在曼哈顿，或者是新泽西，这里简直就是自家后院游乐场”。“这是一个居家旅游必备之选。所以，这是一种理念和情感的竞争，这里不仅仅是一处场所，或者迪士尼乐园。”

But some economic experts are not sure whether American Dream will be successful in the long run.

但是一些经济专家并不确定“美国梦”是否取得长期成功。

Jason Goldberg, an officer with marketing⁷ company Publicis Communications, told the AP, “This development will either sink or swim.” He added, “It’s going to be tough to get a lot of attention when you are next to a much bigger amusement park - Manhattan.”

营销公司Publicis Communications的官员贾森·戈德堡(Jason Goldberg)对美联社表示，“这一开发项目的成败在此一举。”他补充说，“有更大型的曼哈顿游乐园在侧，（该商场）很难吸引大量游客的注意。”

Words in This Story

mall – n. large, covered shopping area

skiing – n. sport involving moving over show wearing skis

stage – n. a period of development

backyard – n. an area around where a person lives

staycation – n. a holiday that someone spends in their own country or at home

(in the) long run – phr. at a time in the future

tough – adj. difficult

amusement park – n. a large area with rides, shows and other activities

1 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 massive   

adj.巨大的，大规模的，大量的，大范围的

参考例句：

• A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者。
• He drank a massive amount of alcohol.他喝了大量的烈酒。

3 credit   

n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任

参考例句：

• I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
• He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。

4 estimated   

adj．根据估计的

参考例句：

• She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有500米宽。
• The man estimated for the repair of the car. 那人估算了修理汽车的费用。

5 popularity   

n.普及，流行，名望，受欢迎

参考例句：

• The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
• Our product enjoys popularity throughout the world.我们的产品饮誉全球。

6 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

7 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。