《闲话英伦》－”剁手“在英国

Britain under the Microscope – Shopping in the UK

 The British have always been anation of ‘shopaholics’

－ ‘to shop till you drop’

－ ‘to go on a shopping spree’

－ ‘to need some retail therapy’

 ‘Go shopping’ vs ‘do theshopping’

·      The High Street

－ ‘high street fashion’/’highstreet brand’

－Differences between Americanand British English

§  Fruit and vegetable store       greengrocer’s

§  Liquor store     off-licence

§  Drugstore        chemist’s

§  Fish store        fishmonger’s

Department Store and shoppingcentres (shopping mall in AmE)

Charity Shops/Second-hand Shops

    － ‘good value for money’ – quitecommon in the UK

    －‘flea market’ – (a group ofstalls selling old furniture or clothes)

    －‘jumble sale’/ ‘car boot sale’

Buying online

－Becoming more popular but notas popular as in China

London – Oxford Street/Harrods/SavileRow

－ ‘to go window shopping’

－ Gift vouchers are common giftsin Britain

Markets – Camden Market/PortabelloRoad Market

－‘to go bargain hunting’ – thereare a lot of

－ Can’t really haggle