主播：翩翩老师，Sarrah老师

Chinese Singles' Day (双十一 “光棍节”)

(双十一，你们准备好了么)

1 - Chinese Singles' Day or Double 11

Chinese Singles' Day is an entertaining festival widespread among young Chinese people, to celebrate the fact that they are proud of being single. The date, November 11th (11/11), is chosen because the number "1" resembles an individual that is alone.This festival has become the largest online shopping day in the world.

“光棍节(双十一)”是中国年轻人之间庆祝单身的节日，现如今已成为全球最大的购物狂欢节。

Valentine's Day (Single's Awareness Day)

西方国家的情人节

Third wheel

电灯泡

(我不要当电灯泡)

2 - Who made it a holiday?

Taobao.com, a key sales platform under Alibaba Group, operator of China's biggest e-commerce platforms, launched a shopping festival on its consumer-oriented platform, Tmall.com, highlighting big discounts on Singles' Day.

阿里巴巴集团旗下的天猫和淘宝，中国最大的电商平台，发起了 “双十一” 狂欢购物节的庆祝活动。

(某年双十一阿里总部现场)

3 - Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States (the fourth Thursday of November). Since 1952, it has been regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the U.S., and most major retailers open very early (and more recently during overnight hours) and offer promotional sales.

“黑色星期五” 是在感恩节过后的星期五(感恩节是每年11月的第四个星期四)，因此它的第二天，也就是11月的第四个星期五，拉开了美国圣诞购物季的序幕。

Cyber Monday is a marketing term for the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. The term "Cyber Monday" was created by marketing companies to persuade people to shop online.

"网络星期一" 是在感恩节过后的星期一，是由一些商家发起的网上购物促销活动，也有网友称呼为 “剁手星期一”。

4 - 英语说折扣，记得反一反

20 percent off

8折 / 八折

30 percent off

7折 / 七折

50 percent off/half off/half price

五折 / 对折

5 - 双11，你准备买什么?

Make-up/cosmetics

化妆品

Skin products/skin care products

护肤品

Lingerie

内衣

Electronics

电子产品

Gadgets

小型电子产品，而且也比较新颖，比如运动手环之类的

Appliances

家用电器