CRI听力:New School Term Economy

短语讲解：

1. General Manager of the bookstore, Fan Jinjian says the time leading up to the new school term is usually the peak season of sales for the bookstore.

lead up to作为…的准备; 导致
例句：In the months leading up to the great ceremony, many people took part in the preparations.
临近盛典的几个月里, 许多人参加了准备工作。

2. Apart from these books, some electronic products such as laptops, mobile phones and specially designed learning devices have also become "best sellers" among the student market.

apart from除…以外尚有，此外，加之
例句：Apart from some spelling mistakes, the composition is fairly good.
除了一些拼写错误, 这篇文章写得很不错。

3. In one stationer in Shanghai, an array of electronic products are being snapped up by students and parents.

snap up抢购
例句：The kind of articles were quickly snapped up.
这种物品很快就被抢购一空。

4. Prices usually range from 1000 yuan to 2000 yuan.

range from to从...变化到...
例句：Prices range from ￡6 to ￡10.
价钱从六英镑到十英镑不等。

5. One parent says she is choosing a video learning device for her daughter, despite having no idea whether the device is effective or not.

have no idea不知道；不了解
例句：I have no idea what to do.
我不知道该怎么办。

6. She paid about 6,500 yuan for a laptop.

pay for为…付钱
例句：I have to pay 150 dollars for the sewing machine.
我得花150美元买这台缝纫机。

7. Unlike Mrs. Du, other parents say it's right that students prepare for their new school term by buying the things they need, but advise against blindly meeting the demands of children.

prepare for (使)为…作准备
例句：We should prepare well for the negotiations.
我们应该为这次谈判做好准备。

8. This not only creates a financial burden for the parents, it also gives children the bad habit of comparing themselves to their peers

compare to与…相比
例句：The writer was compared to Shakespeare.
把这个作家与莎士比亚进行了比较。