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　　An Outspoken1 Crusader for Consumer Rights
Peter Owens was an outspoken opponent of anything that smacked2 of Big Business."It's outrageous4! The bigger those appartment store chains get, the more overbearing their attitudes become and the more they are likely to overcharge their customers," he said at the top of his voice.He clearly felt strongly about this sbuject."Opening ever larger number of outlets5 in outlying areas is a way of doing business that's already outmoded, mark my words. And the gimmicks6 they get up to!
One of them recently opened a new shopping complex in an oval shape.Just imagine! In this way,they force you to walk around the entire building even if you just want to buy a few groceries. They are overburdening the likes of you and me with so many things we just don't need. I am quite sure the outlook for that kind of store, even over the medium term, is no good at all."
Once peter got going, his outrage3 knew no bounds. "I will tell you this outright:The overall involved in making your way to and around those labyrinths7 far outweigh8 the savings9 you can get from shopping there. The traditional mom-and-pop corner store will outlast10 this fiendish invention of the late 20th century, you will see.All right, I grant you that those chain stores absorb an awful lot of the major manufactures‘ output, but what about variety?" he asked his audience who,as usual.sat in stuned silence.
"I have said from the outset that those huge chains will not be able to outwit the typical consumer forever. A change in consumer forever. A change in consumer purchasing pattern is long overdue11, and I am afraid of the chain stores' future is heavily overcast12.


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1 outspoken 3mIz7v     
adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的
参考例句：
  • He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
  • She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。
2 smacked bb7869468e11f63a1506d730c1d2219e     
拍，打，掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He smacked his lips but did not utter a word. 他吧嗒两下嘴，一声也不言语。
  • She smacked a child's bottom. 她打孩子的屁股。
3 outrage hvOyI     
n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒
参考例句：
  • When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
  • We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
4 outrageous MvFyH     
adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的
参考例句：
  • Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
  • Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。
5 outlets a899f2669c499f26df428cf3d18a06c3     
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》
6 gimmicks ebf13bd5f71fff192597aad2cac0592e     
n.花招，诡计，骗人的玩意儿( gimmick的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Financial institutions are also often expected yield of gimmicks. 金融机构也往往以预期收益率为噱头。 来自互联网
  • However these are just marketing gimmicks that propagate the myth. 然而这些只是噱头的营销传播的神话。 来自互联网
7 labyrinths 1c4fd8d520787cf75236b4b362eb0b8e     
迷宫( labyrinth的名词复数 )； （文字，建筑）错综复杂的
参考例句：
  • I was engulfed in labyrinths of trouble too great to get out at all. 我陷入困难的迷宫中去，简直无法脱身。
  • I've explored ancient castles, palaces, temples, tombs, catacombs and labyrinths. 我曾在古堡、古皇宫、古神庙、古墓、地下墓穴和迷宫中探险。
8 outweigh gJlxO     
vt.比...更重，...更重要
参考例句：
  • The merits of your plan outweigh the defects.你制定的计划其优点胜过缺点。
  • One's merits outweigh one's short-comings.功大于过。
9 savings ZjbzGu     
n.存款，储蓄
参考例句：
  • I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
  • By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。
10 outlast dmfz8P     
v.较…耐久
参考例句：
  • The great use of life is to spend it doing something that will outlast it.人生的充分利用就是为争取比人生更长久的东西而度过一生。
  • These naturally dried flowers will outlast a bouquet of fresh blooms.这些自然风干的花会比一束鲜花更加持久。
11 overdue MJYxY     
adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的
参考例句：
  • The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
  • The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。
12 overcast cJ2xV     
adj.阴天的，阴暗的，愁闷的；v.遮盖，（使）变暗，包边缝；n.覆盖，阴天
参考例句：
  • The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis.阴雨天使他的关节炎发作了。
  • The sky is overcast with dark clouds.乌云满天。

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