◆ Black Friday是感恩節後的那個星期五,2020年感恩節是11月26號周四,那麼黑五就是11月27號。
◆ The Friday after Thanksgiving (4th Thursday of November)
◆It has been regarded as the beginning of the country's Christmas shopping season since 1952. 從1952年起,它就是聖誕購物季的序幕(從這一天開始,人們會開始為聖誕節採購)
(1)Heavy traffic: 有一種說法是感恩節大家都上街買東西,黑壓壓一片汽車。
(2)Black Friday is the day when retailers finally begin to turn a profit for the year: 還有一種說法是在那天零售商們終於扭虧為盈(終於不再是赤字了)
◆ In the red: 赤字、虧損
Black Friday is an informal name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. The day after Thanksgiving has been regarded as the beginning of the United States Christmas shopping season since 1952. The term "Black Friday" did not become widely used until more recent decades, during which time global retailers have adopted the term and date to market their own holiday sales.
美國感恩節(每年11月的第四個星期四)後一天,那個周五被稱為「黑色星期五」。自1952年起,感恩節後一天(星期五)被視為美國聖誕購物季的開始。」黑色星期五「的稱呼也是最近幾十年才被廣泛使用,這一名字和日期被全球零售商用來進行節假日促銷。