香港商场装扮一新 只为年底血拼

In Hong Kong, sparkling decorations have been lighting up the city. With Christmas and New Year approaching, Hong Kong’s malls are decorated and ready for the year-end shopping spree.
在香港，闪耀的装饰品点亮了这座城市。随着圣诞节和新年的来临，香港的购物中心装扮一新，准备迎接年底的购物狂欢。

Can you hear the bells chime? Yes, it is that time of year again, when every shopping mall in Hong Kong turns into a huge gift box.
你能听到钟声响起吗？是的，一年的这个时候又到来了，香港的每个购物中心都变成一个巨大的礼品盒。

Unlike other parts of the world where people usually decorate their houses, Hong Kong spruces up its many malls.
和世界其它地方人们装饰的是屋子不同，香港装扮的是许多购物中心。

The decorations differ year to year, always attracting large crowds from all over the world. But Operation Decoration is expensive and time-consuming.
装饰品每年都不同，总是吸引全球大批民众。但是，装饰工作又昂贵又费时。

Ling Yuanting, manager of Times Square Hong Kong, said, “We planned this theme a year ago. More and more people will gather here for the year-end countdown, so we want to make ours the most spectacular. For example, this year we made a Barbie Show inside the mall, which has received a good review so far. Most designers need a long time to look for inspirations, so we often plan earlier."
香港时代广场经理Ling Yuanting表示：“我们一年前就想好这个主题。越来越多的人会聚集到这里进行岁末倒计时，所以我们想把我们这里变成最壮观的。例如，今年我们在商场里面举行了一个烧烤秀，目前为止，广受好评。许多设计师需要很长时间去寻找灵感，所以我们通常都是早点做计划。”

Costing up to ten million yuan each time, many malls aren’t put off by the price tag as the year-end shopping spree is just around the corner.
每次的花费多达1000万元，很多购物中心并没有因这个价格标签而停止，因为年底购物狂欢即将到来。

Li liyi, manager of Harbor City Mall, said, "We think our sales in the last quarter and the first quarter next year will be an ideal number. It is a holiday season for shopping and reunion. We have great confidence for our sales."
海港城购物中心经理Li liyi表示：“我们觉得，我们今年最后一个季度和明年第一季度的销售额会是一个理想的数字。这是一个购物和团圆的假期季节。我们对我们的销售额有很大的信心。”

With the Christmas season in full swing, tourists from all over the world are swarming into Hong Kong to celebrate the holidays. So if you are planning a festive trip to Hong Kong, don’t forget to check out the malls - not just for the shops, but for the decorations too.
由于圣诞季火热地进行，世界各地的游客涌入香港来庆祝这个假日。所以，如果你打算到香港假日旅游，记得去看看购物中心——不仅仅是为了购物，也为了那些装饰品。