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托福词汇之“explosive buying”

2015-12-08来源:互联网

  "Bakugai," or "explosive buying", a phrase referring to record-levelshopping sprees by Chinese tourists in Japan, has been named the Japanese Wordof the Year.

  被日本坊间用以形容中国游客在日疯狂购物现象的"爆买"一词,在日本"2015 U-Can新语-流行语大奖"评选中摘得"日本年度词语"桂冠。

  The top winning phrase, "Bakugai," frequently appears on Japanese media inrecent days, after busloads of Chinese travelers arrived at duty-free stores inTokyo's shopping districts, purchasing items including rice cookers andhigh-tech toilet seats.

  斩获头奖的"爆买"成为近来日本媒体上的高频词,形容大批中国游客乘巴士抵达东京购物区免税店、狂买电饭锅和高科技马桶盖等商品的行为。

  Chinese tourists purchased more than 60 billion yen ($488 million) worth ofgoods in Japan with China's UnionPay bank cards during the Spring Festivalholiday in February, which was a 250 percent year-on-year.

  今年2月春节期间,中国游客用银联卡在日本购买了超过600亿日元的商品,消费金额同比增长250%。

  Although Japan is the third most popular destination for Chinese tourists,it is benefitting from China's increasing wealth.

  虽然对于中国游客来说,日本只是第三受欢迎的旅游目的地,中国日渐增长的财富使该国受益匪浅。