VOA慢速英语:Black Friday, Cyber Monday Start Holiday Shopping Season

短语讲解：

1. More and more will shop online.

more and more 越来越; 日益; 越来越
例句：As he talked with more and more gusto, we came more and more under his spell.
大家越听越入神。

2. The shift to online shopping has had a big impact on “brick and mortar” shopping malls.

impact on 对…冲击，碰撞，影响
例句：There will be a bigger impact on America than the civil war.
对美国将有一个比内战还要大的冲击。

3. Since 2010, more than 24 shopping malls have closed and an additional 60 are struggling, according to Green Street Advisors. It tracks the mall industry.

according to 根据，按照
例句：According to the normal,I should accept her invitation.
按照常情，我应该接受她的邀请。

4. The International Council of Shopping Centers said 94.2 percent of malls were full, or occupied, with shops by the end of 2014.

by the end of 到…为止
例句：By the end of the game, the stadium was almost vacant.
到比赛结束的时候,体育馆几乎空了。