Peppa Pig (1)

With the Year of the Pig just weeks away, pig-related products have become a popular item on Chinese people's shopping lists for celebrating the upcoming Spring Festival.

离猪年只有几周了，与猪相关的物件已经成为中国人春节购物清单上的热门商品。

Just around the corner越来越近

Something is coming soon

On China's biggest online consumer shopping platform, TB , products inspired by the British animated show Peppa Pig are very popular among people looking for stylish ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

受英国动画片小猪佩奇启发而设计的产品非常受欢迎，因为他们认为用它来欢庆新的一年非常时尚。

There are hundreds of shops selling all kinds of Peppa Pig-inspired items, including necklaces, bracelets, piggy banks, red envelopes, toys and backpacks.

有数百家商店各种各样小猪佩奇造型的物品，包括项链、手镯、存钱罐、红包、玩具和背包。

Backpacker背包客

英/ˈbreɪslət/  美/ˈbreslɪt/  n.手镯；手链

At the Peppa Pig flagship shop on T-mall, more than 400 golden Peppa Pig/ piggy banks were sold/ last month for 219 yuan ($32.50) each. Around 200 people preordered the piggy banks for 169 yuan during a special sale. Around 9,000 Peppa Pig toys were sold at the store last month, with prices ranging from 29 to 329 yuan.

上个月售出了400多个小猪佩奇的储蓄罐，每个219元。在上周日的一次特卖活动中，约200人以169元的价格预定了这些储蓄罐。上个月，小猪佩奇店售出了约小猪佩奇玩具，价格从29元到329元不等。

 /'reɪndʒɪŋ/ ranging from...to....

More than 3,800 Peppa Pig backpacks for children were sold last month at one store, and dozens of people bought golden Peppa Pig necklaces costing around 1,500 yuan each/ at a different store.

上个月，一家商店售出了3800多个小猪佩奇儿童背包，许多人购买了价值1500元左右的金色小猪佩奇项链。

Peppa Pig-related products are so popular that employees at eight stores declined to be interviewed because they were busy with customers. d

小猪佩奇相关产品非常受欢迎，以至于八家商店的员工都因为忙于接待顾客而拒绝接受采访。

 /dɪ'klaɪnd/  v.下降；拒绝；衰退（decline的过去分词）

Refuse to do sth.态度粗暴地拒绝

Decline to do sth.礼貌地拒绝

Eg: ....this transaction is declined.交易被拒

Employer n.雇主

Interview采访；面试

未完待续......

转自北京外语广播： https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-71tNoivohMiTc5r1HJwWg