英语新词：先逛店后网购的“展厅现象”

 　　把实体店当成展厅，去看看样子试试大小比比价格，然后再网购，是不是你也经常这么做?这就是“展厅现象”。

　　Bookstore owners everywhere have a lurking¹ suspicion: that the customers who type into their smartphones while browsing² in the store, and then leave, are planning to buy the books online later.

　　各地的书店店主都在隐隐怀疑：顾客在店里浏览时，还在不停地按手机，之后就离开了。这些顾客计划随后网购。

　　Now a survey has confirmed that the practice, known among booksellers as showrooming, is not a figment of their imaginations.

　　如今一项调查确认，书商所说的这种“展厅现象”并不是他们臆想出来的。

　　Showrooming is something I've done. I go into a shop to browse³. I can see, touch and try out products but then go home and buy them online at a knock-down price. I'm not alone in doing this. Research by a company called Foolproof, found 24% of people showroomed while Christmas shopping in 2012.

　　我也做过类似的事情。我去实体店浏览商品，可以亲眼看到，感受到商品，还可以试用，之后回到家中以最低价格网购。很多人都有过这种购物经历。Foolproof公司的调查显示，2012年圣诞节期间，有24%的顾客先逛店后网购。

1 lurking   

潜在

参考例句：

• Why are you lurking around outside my house? 你在我房子外面鬼鬼祟祟的，想干什么？
• There is a suspicious man lurking in the shadows. 有一可疑的人躲在阴暗中。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 browsing   

v.吃草( browse的现在分词 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息

参考例句：

• He sits browsing over[through] a book. 他坐着翻阅书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Cattle is browsing in the field. 牛正在田里吃草。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 browse   

vi.随意翻阅，浏览；(牛、羊等)吃草

参考例句：

• I had a browse through the books on her shelf.我浏览了一下她书架上的书。
• It is a good idea to browse through it first.最好先通篇浏览一遍。