AZUZ: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. There`s a phobia for that. Now, you might be familiar with arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, or acrophobia, fear of heights. But if you fear fear, you`re afraid of developing any kind of phobia, you may just have phobophobia, and you may just want to stay home this Halloween.Please visit www.chinavoa.com to get more information.

阿祖兹：美国总统富林克林D.罗斯福著名的名言是我们唯一应该恐惧的是恐惧本身。还真有这样一种恐惧症。你可能熟悉蜘蛛恐惧症，也就是害怕蜘蛛，或者是恐高症，害怕登高。但是如果你恐惧的是恐惧本身，你害怕有任何一种恐惧症，你可能就患了恐恐怖症，可能这个万圣节你只能呆在家里了。

Now, that`s random.

好吧，并不是每个人都会得这种病。

AZUZ: OK. Now, for years, U.S. retail companies have looked forward to Black Friday, like many Americans look forward to turkey the day beforehand. The Friday after Thanksgiving is traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year. It`s called Black Friday because in business, to be in the black is to be profitable. Companies usually sell a lot of merchandise offering deep discounts to encourage people to shop.

阿祖兹：多少年以来，美国的零售公司都在期盼着黑色星期五，就像很多美国人事先盼望感恩节一样。感恩节之后的星期五，按照传统意义上，是一年当中最忙的一天。这一天被称作黑色星期五，因为，在商业上，黑色意味着有利可图。公司通常会大打折扣，出售大量的商品来鼓励人们消费。

In recent years, stores have opened earlier and earlier -- some in the middle of the night, some on the afternoon of Thanksgiving. But at least one U.S. retailer has a different strategy this year. It`s not opening at all.

近些年，商店们开门越来越早——有些商店半夜开门，而有些在感恩节下午就开门。但是今年，至少有一家美国零售商有一个不同的策略，那就是根本就不开张营业。

AZUZ: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. There`s a phobia for that. Now, you might be familiar with arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, or acrophobia, fear of heights. But if you fear fear, you`re afraid of developing any kind of phobia, you may just have phobophobia, and you may just want to stay home this Halloween.

Now, that`s random.

AZUZ: OK. Now, for years, U.S. retail companies have looked forward to Black Friday, like many Americans look forward to turkey the day beforehand. The Friday after Thanksgiving is traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year. It`s called Black Friday because in business, to be in the black is to be profitable. Companies usually sell a lot of merchandise offering deep discounts to encourage people to shop.

In recent years, stores have opened earlier and earlier -- some in the middle of the night, some on the afternoon of Thanksgiving. But at least one U.S. retailer has a different strategy this year. It`s not opening at all.