冲击练习之Black Friday

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Amazon debuts Black Friday Deals site

Debut:首次亮相

Deal：交易；折扣

Theholiday seasonhas begun at Amazon.The online shopping service on Tuesday launched itsBlack Friday Deals Store,featuring salesonclothing, electronics, toys and other products.

Online shopping：网上购物；

Launch：发行

Feature：特征；以…为特色

Clothing：衣物；

Electronics：电子产品

The site willfeaturenew dealsevery day -- sometimes as often as every five minutes -- untilDecember 22.

as often as+时间；

Some werealready available Tuesday morning, including $20 off an AmazonKindle e-readerand up to70 percent off some coats and jackets.

Available：可用的；

e-reader：电子阅读器

up to +数词：

The website alsoadvertisedan"upcoming deals"section that featured countdowns to savingsavailable for members of Amazon's Prime program.

Advertise：登广告；

Upcoming：即将到来的

Countdown：倒数计秒n.

Amazon is alsorolling outa set ofdeals this year for Prime members who own any device that features thecompany's voice assistant, Alexa. A Prime membership costs $99 a year.

Roll out:推行

A set of:一套

Prime members:主要会员

Device:设备

Voice assistant:语音助手

Amazon'sannouncement comes as many stores finalize their own plans leading up to BlackFriday.Walmart says itwilldeploy"holiday helpers" starting Friday to helpcustomersget throughcheckout lines this season.

Finalize：定下来

Lead up to:导致

Deploy:使用

get through:通过

checkout lines:付账处

词汇冲击练习的目的是拓展阅读，了解英语文化，并在阅读过程中习得词汇。