双语趣听精彩世界 第107期:中国人海外购物为何减少了?

 　　以前说到中国游客出国游,"购物"绝对是重中之重.但据华尔街日报报道,如今,虽然中国人出游人数不断增加,购物却少了.

　　中国人海外购物为何减少了?

　　The Wall Street Journal: Sellers of expensive handbags, jewelry¹ and wine have feasted on Chinese buyers. The banquet is over now.

　　More Chinese than ever are traveling abroad, but they are shopping less.

　　According to the World Tourism Organization, almost 100 million Chinese took trips abroad last year, accounting² for 9% of international trips outside China.

1 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

2 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。