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ListenThisWayBook4Unit1DifferentWaysofShoppingPartIGettingreadyPartIINetshoppingunderfirePartIIIFingerprintshoppingPartIVMoreaboutthetopic:ShoppingandEntertainment

PartVMemorytest:BusInformationPartVIIWatchandenjoy1/39PartIGettingreadyInternethaschangedourlife.Formanypeople,shoppingonlinehasbecomeapartoftheirlife.Whataboutyou?2/39A.Thefollowingwordswillappearinthisunit.Listencarefullyandstudythedefinitions.1.e-tailing电子零售（业），网络零售（业）2.register登记，注册3.refund退款4.specialty专长，专长5.cyberspace网络空间6.dispatch派遣7.biometrics计量生物学，生物统计学8.algorithm算法9.ride供乘骑游乐设施（如旋转木马等）10.lure引诱，吸引3/39B.Spotdictation.Fillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.

Wehavejusttwomoredaysto“shoptillyou_____”tillChristmasandthattypicallymeansalotoflastminute_________.Online_________ismorepopularthanever.

Christmasshoppinginthe_______isgreatsometimes.Butwhenyou’vejustgotto____

abunchofshopping_______andyouwanttohavesomethingtosendtoa___________location,it’smuchbetter________.

IntheU.S.,onlineshoppingispredictedtobe____aheadoflastDecember,while_______canexpectlessthana6%increaseinsales.In________,Europe’sbiggeste-tailingmarket,online_________isexpectedtogrowby_____,with$8billionworthofgoodssoldthroughthe____intheNovembertoJanuary________.droponlinethirdpartydonegetstreetretailingshoppingperiodnet50%gift-buyingBritainmails30%*abunchof一堆，一群*retailing零售4/39C.Nowlistentosometipsforforeignersonhowtodoonline-shoppinginChina.Listencarefullyandsupplythemissinginformationtocompletethesummary. Chinahasanumberofitsownmature________________.IfexpatswanttoshoponlineinChina,theycanget_________first,findthegoodstheywant,andtellthewebsitestheir______________and______________.Youcanpaywith_________,through___________oron_________.Youcanalsoaskforarefundifyoufindtheproductshave_______problems,although____________differfromonewebsitetoanother.Andpleasenotedifferentwebsiteshavedifferent__________.Itisbettertoaskfriendsabouttheirshoppingexperiencebeforebuyingsomethingfromaspecificwebsite.shoppingwebsitesspecialtiesrefundpoliciesqualitydeliverythepostofficecreditcardpaymentmethoddeliveryaddressregistered*侨民，旅居国外者，外籍雇员AudioscriptHomepage5/39PartIINetshoppingunderfireTrustisanessentialpartofe-commerce,butitisalsoaqualitywhichtheNetisfindinghardtocomeby.Ise-shoppingsafe?6/39A.Listentothereport.Supplythemissinginformationaboutthemainproblemsofonlineshoppingfoundbythesurvey.*boostconfidence增强信心*Visa维萨信用卡，1959年美洲银行开始在美国加利福尼亚州发行美洲银行卡，1977年正式以"VISA"为该组织标志，称为维萨国际组织。VISA卡是维萨国际组织于1982年末开始发行信用卡。*dispute争议，纠纷*fraudcase诈骗案，假货案*itislittlewonder一点儿也不奇怪7/39MainproblemsofonlineshoppingLongtimewaitingfor______orevenno______(about8%)afterorderingNoclearinformationabout______________

Adangerthatcustomers’_________________wouldbesoldtoathirdparty(asmanyas_____ofthesites)Nopolicyon________________(about______ofthecompanies)Noconfirmationofthe______(about______ofthesites)andthe__________(asmanyas_____ofthesites)No__________morethanfourmonthsafterreturninggoods(in___cases)personalinformationdeliverychargesdeliverydelivery47%returninggoods87%

twomoneyback87%dispatch35%order*送货信息，派送信息*运输费用，送货费8/39B.Nowlistenagain.Completethesummary.Summary:

Thesurveyshowsinspiteofthe_____________and_________offeredbyNetshopping,therearestillmany_________thatpreventconsumersfromshoppingwith____________.Oneofthebiggestproblemsisto__________________inbuyingonline.IttakestimefortheInternettobecome_______asaretailchannelwhenitgivessupporttotrustrelationshipswithguaranteesof_______and______.servicepaymentmaturebuildconsumers’trustcompletetrustobstacleschoiceconvenienceAudioscriptHomepage9/39PartIIIFingerprintshoppingHaveyoueverheardofthePaybyTouchsystem?Here’showitworks:Customerssignuponce,byregisteringacheckingaccountoracreditcard,andshowinggovernmentidentificationsuchasadriver’slicense.ThePaybyTouchtechnologyrecordsthelinesandridgesoftheirfingerprints,andtranslatesthedataintoanumericalalgorithmthatisstoredinasecuredatabase.Thecustomersthereafterneverhavetocarryawalletorpursebacktothestore,andcanusetheirfingertopayforgoodsacrossthePaybyTouchnetwork.Isn’tthatamazing?*registeringacheckingaccount注册一个支票账户，注册一个活期存款账户*recordsthelinesandridgesoftheirfingerprints采集指纹信息*algorithm算法*database数据库10/39A.Thefollowingpassageisaboutanewwayofpayment.Whilelisteningforthefirsttime,don’tforgettotakedownsomekeywordsinthenotescolumn.Afterthesecondlistening,answerthefollowingquestionswithkeywords.*affiliate会员，从属机构，从属电台/电视台*novel新奇，新鲜*nothingshortofahassle简直就是一件麻烦事儿*fingerimagingtechnology指纹成像技术*apersonalsecuritycode个人安全代码*verify验证，查证*abighit巨大成功，大受欢迎*scan扫描*screeningdevice扫描仪器*downtheline完全地，全部地*embarkon开始做某事，着手*outweigh比更主要，胜过*Orwelliantheories奥威尔理论，指代一些奥威尔所描述过社会现象11/391.Howcanonepayforhisgroceries?_______________________________________2.Whatotherfunctionsdoesthefingerhave?__________________________________________________3.HowmuchofafingerdoesthestoreThriftwayuseforpayment?_______________________________________4.Whyisitgoodtotrythisnewwayofpayment?_________________________________________________5.Whyaresomepeoplenotinfavorofthisnewwayofpayment?_________________________________________Bycreditcard/debitcard/check/cash/finger.Safetymeasure/airports/home/businesssecuritysystems.Onethird.Noneedtocarrycards/cash,nofearsofstolenidentities.Mayturnnon-optional/seriousprivacyissues.*借记卡，储蓄卡*必选，非可选Audioscript12/39B.Listentoapassageaboutdigitaldining.Fillintheblankswithmissingwords.13/39Anchor:Parentswholettheirkidsbuy_____intheschoolcafeteriahavesomenew___________attheirservice.Itcouldmeananendtoearlymorning____________forlunchmoney.Weallremembertheschoolcafeteria:_________,noisyandthere’sstillthat______.ButatTollandpublicschools,thesearenotyourordinarycafeteria______.Afterstudentsfilltheirtrays,theyscantheir__________.Theirnameandaccountinformationappearsona_______,andthecostoftheirlunchisautomatically________fromapreexistingaccount.Fordeep_________likeAlexBabey,thenewschoolsystemisa_______comestrue.AlexBabey(Fifthgrader):Itwasprettyhard,becauseIkept_________mymoney,causeIgotupsolateinthemorning.Anchor:Tolland’sparentscansendinany__________ofmoneytotheirchild’scafeteriaaccount,at________.Butalthoughfingerscanningismakinglunchlifemuchmore_______,it’smuchmorecomplicatedto_______.simpledeductedscreenforefingerslinespizzacrowdedscramblestechnologylunchanytimeamountforgettingdreamsleepersexplain14/39JachieSchipke(Tollandpublicschools):Itlooksatthedifferent______andpoints,ittakes12pointsonthe_________,andconvertsittoanumericalalgorithm.Andweonlydothese_____fingers.Anchor:Fortoday’s___________children,lunchtimefingerscanningmakesperfect_______.MattGavin(Seventhgrader):

Peoplecangiveyoulikethewrong_________backandstuff,that’swhyIlikeit.Ifyouforgetyourlunch,youalreadyhaveit_________for.paidchangesensehigh-techtwofingertipswirlsHomepage15/39PartIVMoreaboutthetopic:ShoppingandEntertainmentShoppingisanimportantpartofpeople’slife.Nowadays,thecompetitionamongdifferentstoresisfierce.Inordertoattractmorecustomers,somestoresofferfunactivities,fascinatingdisplays,andpromotionalevents.Thiskindofpracticeisthenknownas“shoppertainment”.16/39A.Youaregoingtohearashortpassageabouttherelationshipbetweenshoppingandentertainment.Whilelistening,focusonthemajorpointsanddonotforgettotakenotes.Afterthat,supplythemissinginformationinthesummaryof“shoppingmall’’and“outletmall”.17/39ShoppingMallAshoppingmallisahugebuildinginsidewherethereare______________,______________and______thatsellallkindsofthings.Inthemiddleofamallareusually_____________________and_____________________.Somenewshoppingmallshaveotherunusualadditions,suchas________,_____________

______and________________. Shoppingmallsaremorethanjustaplaceto___________.Theyprovideaplaceto____________,____________orjust____________.Mallshavechangedtheway__________________andhavebecome__________________inmanypartsoftheUnitedStates.thecenterofpublicliferidesamusementparkgamesplacesforpeopletositcontainersofgreenplantsstoresmovietheaterseatingplacesmostpeopleshoppedwalkaroundseeamoviemeetfriendsbuythingswildanimals*amusementpark游乐园，游乐场*rides供乘骑游乐设施（如旋转木马等）18/39OutletMall

Outletmallsare___________malls.Allthestoresatoutletmallssellgoodsat___________thanotherstoresdobecausethey__________________________.Therearemorethan_______outletmallsintheUnitedStates.*outletmalls奥特莱斯，首创于美国，已经有上百年历史，最初为工厂直销店，后慢慢形成购物中心，继而发展成独立零售业态。奥特莱斯进入二十世纪七十年代展现出快速发展势头，二十一世纪初美国境内已建立了300多家奥特莱斯购物中心，欧洲、东南亚也开始盛行。奥特莱斯是经过很多品牌经营，极大满足消费者需求，并采取与百货业、大卖场、超市等错位经营方针，以自己独特经营个性而存在，百分百地迎合了消费者需求及心态，所以发展尤为快速。

300buygoodsdirectlyfromfactorieslowerpriceslowprice19/39B.Nowlistenagain.Thensupplythemissinginformationinthefollowingchartbyfillinginkeywords.*recordalbum唱片（专辑）*enclosedshoppingmall封闭式大型购物中心*neonart霓虹灯艺术20/39ShoppingmallsMainfeaturesCityWalkMallofAmericaoutdoor/differentbuildings/southernCalifornia/palmtrees/sandybeach/fountains/musicians,singers/neonmuseum/universityclassrooms/25,000perdayfirst:Aug.11,1992/largest:4.2millionsquarefeet/over525stores/over100places:eat,dance,movies/funcenter:20rides,shows/40millionperyear*棕榈树21/39ShoppingmallsMainfeaturesOntarioMillsMallPotomacMillsMallover200stores,30movies,computergames,rides/AmericanWildernessExperience/zoo,theater,eatingplace,store/70wildanimals/fiveenvironments/threehours/$160/18millionlastyearlargestoutletmall/230stores/20%to80%less/17millionperyearAudioscriptHomepage22/39PartVDoyouknow...?BlackFridayisapublicholidayintheUSA.ItfallsontheFridayafterthefourthThursdayinNovember.BlackFridayisoneofthebusiestshoppingdaysintheUSA.Manystoreshavespecialoffersandlowertheirpricesonsomeoftheirgoods.23/39Listencarefullyandsupplythemissinginformation.*lure吸引，诱惑*opentheirdoorsanywherefrommidnighttofourinthemorning从零点一直开门营业至凌晨四点*flatscreenTV平板电视

BlackFridayisthe_____ofthetraditional_________shoppingseasonintheUnitedStates.Everyyearit’sthedayafterthe____________holiday.Storesopenbefore________andtherearedeep_________everywhereyoulook.Thisisahugetimeforthe______stores.Thisiswheretheybegintostartmakingtheir_________fortheyear.Thanksgivingisagood___________ofhowconsumersfeelaboutthefuture.indicationprofitsretaildiscountssunriseThanksgivingChristmasstart*折扣AudioscriptHomepage24/39PartVII Watchandenjoy*hatemail恐吓信，（通常为匿名）攻击性信件*trample踩踏，践踏*inneatlystackedpiles整整齐齐地堆着*de-clutteryourlife放弃你生活中一些东西*boxitupandtossit全部装箱，然后扔出去*sirencallofthestorewindow来自商店橱窗魅惑呼唤*mantra口头禅，咒语*giggling咯咯地笑，傻笑*vintage经典款*alustfor对欲望*yardandtoolexpo园艺及工具博览会*goonaninsanespendingspree开启疯狂购物模式*tequila龙舌兰酒*Band-Aid邦迪创口贴*underwear内衣裤*lavenderhoney薰衣草蜂蜜25/391.（）LittleRebeccaenviedgrown-upgirlswhocouldgetwhattheywantedwithmagiccards.2.（）WhenRebeccagrewintoabiggirl,sheowned9bankcards.3.（）SomeonehadstolenRebecca’screditcardandboughtsomethinginOutdoorWorld.4.（）Rebeccaowedbankssixteenthousandtwelvehundredandsixty-twodollarsandseventycents.5.（）SuzethoughtitironicforRebeccatotakeajobatasavingsmagazine.6.（）Finally,Rebeccasuccessfullycontrolledtheurgetoshop.*2.WhenRebeccagrewintoabiggirl,sheowned12bankcards.*3.ItwasRebeccaherselfwhomadeallthepurchaseinOutdoorWorld.

TFFTTTAudioscriptHomepage26/39Anchor: Manyexpatshaveboughtgoodsonline.ButwhentheymovetoChina,theymaynotbeabletousethewebsitestheyareusedtobackintheirhomecountries.Andiftheycanusethewebsites,itcouldtakealotmoretimeandmoneyduetocomplicatedimportissues.ButChinahasanumberofitsownmatureshoppingwebsites.Andusingthemisnotasdifficultasitlooks.OurMoneyTalkshostDavidSymingtonisanonlineshopperhere.HewillfirstgiveyousomegeneralguidelinesonhowtouseChineseshoppingwebsites.David: Chinahasmorethan150bigandsmallshoppingwebsites.NearlyallofthemareinChinese.Butusingthemisn’tallthatdifferentfromthesitesyouareprobablyfamiliarwith.Yougetregisteredfirst,findthegoodsyouwant,andtellthewebsitesyourdeliveryaddressandpaymentmethod.Youcanpaywithcreditcard,throughthepostofficeorondelivery.Youcanalsoaskforarefundifyoufindtheproductshavequalityproblems,althoughrefundpoliciesdifferfromonewebsitetoanother.Differentwebsiteshavedifferentspecialties.Forexample,ifyouareabooklover,youcangotoAmazon’sChineseversionorDangdangtobuyimportedbooks.Andifyouwanttobuyhomeappliancesandelectronics,youcangoto360buyornewegg..IfyoucannotreadtheproductdescriptioninChinese,youcangetfirstsomeknowledgeofthegoodsyouwantfromotherwebsitesinyourmothertonguesandthengobacktotheshoppingwebsitestocheckiftheyareavailable.Ofcourse,youcanalsobuymanyotherthingsonline,rangingfromfoodtogamingsoftware.Consideringthelanguagebarrier,itwouldbebetterforyoutoaskyourfriendsabouttheirshoppingexperiencewhenyouwanttobuysomethingfromaspecificwebsite.Audioscript27/39Thereisanurgentneedfore-commercerulestoboostconfidenceinbuyingonline.ConsumersInternational,afederationof245consumerorganizations—includingtheUK’sConsumersAssociation—saiditssurveyshowedthattherewerestillobstaclestoshoppingonlinewithcompletetrust. Thestudy,fundedbytheEuropeanUnion,involvedbuyingmorethan150itemsfrom17countries.Eachconsumerorganizationtakingparttriedtofindonesiteinitsowncountryandoneabroadtobuyaselectionofitems.Theseincludedadictionary,adoll,jeans,ahairdryer,computersoftwareandhardware,chocolatesandchampagne.Thekeyfindingswere:Eightoftheitemsorderedtookmorethanamonthtoreachtheirdestinationandatleast11(8%)neverarrived.Manysitesdidnotgiveclearinformationaboutdeliverycharges.Only13%ofthesitespromisedthattheywouldnotsellcustomers’personalinformationontoathirdparty.Only53%ofthecompanieshadapolicyonreturninggoods.Only65%ofthesitesprovidedconfirmationoftheorderandonly13%toldcustomerswhentheirgoodshadbeendispatched.Intwocases,customersarestillwaitingfortheirmoneybackmorethanfourmonthsafterreturningtheirgoods.28/39LouisSylvan,vice-presidentofConsumersInternational,said,“Thisstudyshowsthat,althoughbuyingitemsovertheInternetcanbenefittheconsumerbyofferingconvenienceandchoice,therearestillmanyobstaclesthatneedtobeovercomebeforeconsumerscanshopincyberspacewithcompletetrust.”ChrisPhilips,MarketingManagerataLondonbasede-commercesecuritycompany,commented,“Thisstudyconfirmsthedifficultiesofestablishingconsumers’trustintheInternetasashoppingexperience.WithstatisticsliketheseandVisaclaiming47%ofdisputesandfraudcaseswereInternet-related,itislittlewonderthatInternetcommerceisnotproducingtheprofitspredictedtwoorthreeyearsago.Trusttakestimetobuild,andtheInternetwillnotmatureasaretailchanneluntiltrustedbrands,likethebanksforexample,starttoofferwaysofsupportingtrustrelationshipswithguaranteesofpaymentandservice.”InSeptember,theOrganizationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopmentwillholdameetingtodiscussasetofinternationalguidelinesforelectroniccommerce.Audioscript29/39Hattori: Whatifyoucouldbuyaweek’sworthofgrocerieswithouteverhandingoveracreditcard,debitcard,checkoranycash?Itmaysoundimpossible,butaSeattlestorehasthetechnologytomakeithappen.DeborahFeldmanfromouraffiliateKINGTVhasthestory.DeborahFeldman,CNNcorrespondent:Forsomepeople,payingforgrocerieswithadebitcardisnovelenough,butforothers,carryingawalletfullofcashandcreditcardsisnothingshortofahassle.That’swhyonWednesday,thisThriftwaywillstartgivingcustomerstheoptionofusingfingerimagingtechnologyasawaytopayfortheireverydayproduce.PaulKapioski,storeowner:Youdon’tneedtobringyourcardintothestore.Youjustneedtobringyourfinger.Feldman:Thriftway’sownersaysthisisthefirsttimebiometricswillbeusedinaSeattlestore.Upuntilthispoint,it’sonlybeendiscussedasasafetymeasureinairportsorhomeandbusinesssecuritysystems.Dependingonthesystem,peoplecanusetheirfingersortheireyesasapersonalsecuritycode.Inthiscase,Thriftway’ssystemusesjustathirdofaperson’sfingerprinttoverifythecustomeriswhosheclaimstobe,andthenautomaticallylinkstotheiraccounts,sonofearsofstolenidentities.Kapioski:IntheSeattlearea,we’reusedtonewtechnicalthings.Ithinkitwillbeabighit.Feldman:Butit’snotabighitwitheveryone.Someworryofvoluntaryfingerprintscaninthisstorecouldleadtonon-optionalscreeningdevicesdowntheline.30/39Unidentifiedfemale:ItdoesnotsoundlikesomethingIwouldwanttodo.Feldman:Whynot?Unidentifiedfemale:BecauseIthinkthatwe’reembarkingonsomeprettyseriousprivacyissues.Feldman:Butforothers,efficiencyoutweighsanyOrwelliantheories.Unidentifiedfemale:Youknow,ifIdon’thavetocarrymycreditcardsandallmybankcardsandallofthat,thatwouldbesoundingprettygood.Unidentifiedmale:I’vebeenfingerprintedbeforesoitdoesn’tmatter.Feldman:Soyouwouldprobablydoit?Unidentifiedmale:Probably.Audioscript31/39StudiessaythatAmericansspendmoretimeinshoppingmallsthananywhereexcepthome,schoolandwork.ShoppingmallshavebecomethecenterofpubliclifeinmanypartsoftheUnitedStates.Ashoppingmallisahugebuilding.Insidearestoresthatsellallkindsofthings:clothing,books,recordalbums,athleticequipmentandobjectsforthehome.Therealsoareeatingplacesandmovietheaters.Inthemiddleofamallarecontainersofgreenplantsandplacesforpeopletosit.Somenewshoppingmallshaveotherunusualadditions.Theseincludegames,amusementparkridesandevenwildanimals. Today,thereareabout2,000bigenclosedshoppingmallsintheUnitedStates.Mallschangedthewaymostpeopleshopped.Peoplemightgotoanindividualstoretobuyonething,butatamall,theymightstayforhours,gointoseveralstoresandbuylotsofthings.Mallsalsobecamemorethanjustaplacetobuythings.Theyprovidedaplacetomeetfriends.seeamovieorjustwalkaround.ExpertssaymorethanhalftheadultsinAmericavisitabigshoppingmallatleastonceamonth.Manyyoungpeoplespendagreatdealoftimeatmallswiththeirfriends.Andinsomemalls,groupsofolderpeoplewalkaroundearlyinthemorningtogetsomeexercise. CityWalkisanunusualshoppingmallnearLosAngeles,California.CityWalkisnotlikemostmodernmallsthatareinabigbuilding.Itisanoutdoorshoppingmall.CityWalk’smanystoresandeatingplacesareinthebuildingsofdifferentkindsofdesignsthatrepresentsouthernCalifornia.Palmtreesgrowonthesandybeach.Fountainsshootwaterfromthesidewalks.MusiciansandsingersperformonthestreetsofCityWalk.Thereisamuseumthatshowshistoric,colorfullightedsigns.Itisthemuseumofneonart.Andthereareclassroomsforpeopletakinguniversityclassesatnight.Anaverageof25,000peoplevisitCityWalkeachday.32/39Anothernewideaisthehugeshoppingmallwithhundredsofstores,eatingplacesandentertainment.ThefirstoneofthesemallsintheUnitedStatesopenedonAugust11,1992inMinnesotanearMinneapolis.ItiscalledtheMallofAmerica.TheMallofAmericaisthelargestmallintheUnitedStates.Itcoversanareaof4.2millionsquarefeet.Sevenstadiumswouldfitinsideit.Ithasabout525stores.Ithasmorethan100placestoeat,danceorwatchmovies.Andithasafuncenterwithmorethan20excitingridesandshows.Morethan40millionpeoplevisittheMallofAmericaeachyear. AnothernewkindofshoppingmallisinSanBernardino,CalifornianearLosAngeles.ItiscalledOntarioMillsMall.Ithasmorethan200stores,30movietheaters,hightechnologycomputergamesandrides.Italsohasanactivityareacalled“AmericanWildernessExperience”.Itcombinesazoowithatheater,aneatingplaceandastore.Itisthefirstofitskindanywhere.Visitorswalkaroundawildlifeprotectionareaandsee70wildanimals.TheanimalsliveinfivekindsofenvironmentsfoundinCalifornia.Theseincludedesert,forest,mountain,valleyandcoast.Mallofficialssayvisitorsspendanaverageofthreehoursthere.Theyalsospendmorethan$160duringeachvisit.18millionpeoplevisitedOntarioMillsMalllastyear. Anotherpopularideainrecentyearshasbeenthelowpricemallknownasthefactoryoutletmall.Atsuchmalls,allthestoressellgoodsatlowerpricesthanotherstoresdo.Thepricesarelowerbecausetheoutletstoresbuygoodsdirectlyfromfactories.Therearemorethan300outletmallsintheUnitedStates.PotomacMillsMallinVirginia,southofWashingtonD.C.isoneofthelargestoutletmallsintheUnitedStates.Ithasabout230stores.StoresatPotomacMillsMallsellgoodsatpricesthatare20%to80%lessthanintraditionalstores.Morethan17millionpeoplevisitthemalleachyear.33/39ExpertssayindividualstoresinAmericaalsoareaddingactivitiestomakeshoppingfun.Theybelievemoreandmorestoresandmallswillcontinuetocombineshoppingandentertainment.Anewwordhasbeencreatedtodescribethiscombination.Itis“shoppertainment”.Audioscript34/39Reporter: Thisdayisashopper’sdream.ShopperA:“It’sjustthedealsthesalesandeverythingthatyoucangetforalesserprice.”Reporter: Butit’sanightmareforothers.ShopperB:“Ithinkit’scrazy.I’vedoneallofmyshoppingthroughouttheweeksoIdon’thavetogooutonFriday.”Reporter: It’scalledBlackFriday,thestartofthetraditionalChristmasshoppingseasonintheUnitedStates.Everyyearit’sthedayaftertheThanksgivingholiday.Storesopenbeforesunriseandtherearedeepdiscountseverywhereyoulook.FredJoutz: “Thisisahugetimefortheretailstores.Thisiswheretheybegintostartmakingtheirprofitsfortheyear.”Reporter: EconomicsprofessorFredJoutzsayshowAmericansspendtheweekendafterThanksgivingisagoodindicationofhowconsumersfeelaboutthefuture.SomeretailersareluringconsumersbyopeningonThanksgivingDay,whenshopsaretraditionallyclosed.Otherstoresopentheirdoorsanywherefrommidnighttofourinthemorning.Andshopperswillbeliningupinfrontofthedoorsbeforethattobeoneofthefirstonestowalkthroughandgetabigdiscount.ElectronicslikeflatscreenTVsareusuallythefirstitemstogo.SandyThomassaysit’sanannualfamilytraditionandwellworthit.SandyThomas:“IjustsavemaybehalfofwhatIwouldhavespentonaregular,youknow,shoppingtrip.”Reporter: EconomistssayU.S.consumerswillspendmoneythisBlackFriday,buttheywillspenditmorecarefully.Audioscript35/39Rebecca: WhenIwasalittlegirl,therewererealpricesandmomprices.Realpricesgotyoushiny,sparklythingsthatlastedthreeweeks,andmompricesgotyoubrownthingsthatlastedforever. Customer: Younoticetheywere50percentoff? Girls: Lookat...Oh!(giggling) Rebecca: ButwhenIlookedintoshopwindows,Isawanotherworld.Adreamyworldfullofperfectthings.Aworldwheregrown-upgirlsgotwhattheywanted.Theywerebeautifullikefairiesorprincesses.Theydidn’tevenneedanymoney,theyhadmagiccards.Iwantedone.LittledidIknowIwouldendupwith12.RebeccaBloomwood.Occupation:Journalist.Jacket:Visa.Dress:AMEX.Belt:MasterCard.It’svintage.AndIgotonepercentcashback.Bag:Gucciandwortheverypenny.Rebecca: Astorecanawakenalustforthingsyouneverevenknewyouneeded.Andwhenyourfinge