「報復性消費」英文怎麼說?
Revenge spending?
聽說大家在疫情期間都超悶,只好買東西舒壓。
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好,回到我們今天的主題,疫情期間流行的「報復性消費」,到底該怎麼用英文表達?
A. vengeful shopping
Go on a vengeful shopping spree 的確會出現在一些文章中,但頻率不高也不正式,通常需要上下文才可充分理解。
例:
1. It might be tempting for some to go on a vengeful shopping spree with their spouses’ credit card after an argument.
在吵架後,有些人可能會帶著配偶的信用卡,進行一次報復性的瘋狂購物。
2. It explains why in the weeks leading up, Orchard Road is clogged with vehicles and human bodies, makeshift bazaars sprout on every empty grass patch, and Singaporeans shop with a vengeance.
這解釋了為什麼在接下來的幾個星期裡,(新加坡的)烏節路被車輛及人群擠得水泄不通,臨時集市在每處有空位的草地上如雨後春筍般冒出,而新加坡人在報復性購物。
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B. revenge shopping
最近在新聞中偶爾也可以看到比較聳動的用語——revenge shopping:
這通常是從中國的慣用語「復仇式購物」直接翻成英文。
1. “Revenge shopping”, a term first invented in China, refers to the overindulgence in spending and consumption by shoppers who have been patiently awaiting quarantines, lockdowns and social distancing measures to ease. Fuelled by revenge shoppers, long queues and a spike in sales have been recorded in various major brand outlets in a number of Chinese cities, such as Apple, Gucci, Nike and Estée Lauder among others.
「復仇式購物」一詞首見於中國,係指靜待隔離、封城與社交距離等措施解除後,沉浸在花錢與消費裡的人。在復仇性購物者的推動下,許多中國城市的各大品牌門店,諸如蘋果、Gucci、Nike與雅詩蘭黛,都排起了長隊,銷量大增。
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2. Several luxury goods companies reported an uptick in China this spring as people emerged from weeks of lockdowns, spurring what some analysts have called a trend of "revenge spending" — the release of pent-up demand once people aren't forced to stay home.
幾家奢侈品公司的報告稱,今年春季中國出現上漲,因為人們剛脫離數週的封鎖,激起了一些分析人士所謂的「復仇式消費」趨勢——一旦人們無須留在家中,被壓抑的需求就會釋放。
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C. I personally prefer to use the following phrases to describe people who shop to relieve stress or just shop excessively:
我個人更喜歡用下列片語來描述以購物舒壓的人,或只是過度購物的人:
•go on a shopping spree 大採購
•go on a shopping binge 瘋狂購物
•binge shopping/eating 爆買/暴飲暴食
•buying spree 瘋買
•compulsive shopping 強迫性購物
•splurging 亂花(錢);揮霍(尤指購買奢侈品)
•a shopping frenzy 購物狂潮
...
Feel free to add more related phrases in the comments, and please take precautions when shopping!
歡迎在下方留言跟大家分享更多相關用法,購物時也請務必記得做好防疫措施!
同學提供的片語:
•compensatory consumption
•retaliatory consumption
•retail therapy
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【「夫妻的世界」和「誰是被害者」你都追了嗎?「追劇」英文用法】
今天想要跟大家分享日常、輕鬆一點的英文,跟現代人很多都會做的事情有關啦!沒錯,就是「追劇」。
不知道有沒有人跟我ㄧ樣,受不了每個禮拜等新的一集出來,喜歡一次追很多集的呢?
如果你一次看完很多集,可以說 finish many / all of the episodes in one sitting. 如字面上 in one sitting 所形容,就是坐下來一次就全部看完了(可能有點誇飾啦)。
定義就是 "you do not stop doing it until you have finished it."
「追劇」有另外一個常用的用法就是 binge-watch (動詞,及物不及物都可,名詞是 binge-watching)。2005 年時,Collins Dictionary 甚至就將 Word of the Year 頒給了 binge-watch 這個字。
Wired 雜誌曾做過一個整理叫做 "51 of the best Netflix series to binge-watch in 2020",裡面整理了 51 部值得在2020 年追一波的劇。
下面來看看幾個 binge-watch、binge-watching 使用的時機和例句吧:
1️⃣ Netflix is rolling out an app update for the iPhone and iPad Wednesday that will make it easier for people to binge-watch. (TIME Magazine)
2️⃣ Have you ever spent hours binge-watching shows on Netflix?
3️⃣ In a recent study in the Journal of Health Psychology, researchers analyzed the psychology of TV binge-watching, examining what motivates people to binge-watch and how they feel about the habit, and among the results was some good news for anyone who prefers to spend their weekends on the couch with the TV on.
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【經濟學人簡單學】 在感情上你是 Netflix and Chill 派還是 Hulu and commitment 派呢?
最新一期的經濟學人專題討論了在影音串流平台如Netflix、Disney、HBO、Hulu 的「戰國時代」,投資者不斷挹入資金、巨頭們不斷出新招想要獨佔鰲頭的背景下,也有哪一些風險需要注意。
在美國的歷史上,有歷經幾次投資潮,像是 1860 年代的鐵路建設潮 (the railways in the 1860s)、1940年代的底特律汽車工業投資潮 (Detroit's car industry in the 1940s) 等等。而如今,娛樂產業 (the entertainment industry) 成了另外一項可能讓人「發大財」的源頭。
就在過去的五年間,光娛樂產業就花了至少6500 億美元在收購與製作節目。而這樣的狂潮 (binge),普遍被認為是過去20年創新型破壞所累積出的結果。
In total the entertainment business has spent at least $650bn on acquisitions and programming in the past five years. This binge is the culmination of 20 years of creative destruction.
目前在影音串流媒體市場的競爭市場的玩家包含了 Netflix、Disney、AT&T Time Warner、Comcast 和其他小型的公司。另外儘管他們整體的市場佔有率更不高,但有三個科技公司也相當活躍,分別是 Youtube、Amazon、以及Apple。
The contenders include Netflix, Disney, AT&T Time Warner, Comcast, and smaller upstarts. Three tech firms are active, too-\-\Youtube (owned by Alphabet), Amazon, and Apple, although their collective market share is still small.
也因為這樣的激烈競爭 (fierce competition),消費者成了最大的受益者,有個更多更好的選擇,可以更便宜地享受串流媒體的服務(基本上都低於一個月15美元)。像在去年,串流媒體製作了496個節目 / 電影,已經是2010年的兩倍。而製作的品質也一直在提升,這從串流媒體製作的節目、電影所得到的提名數以及情節的多樣性發展中,都可以看到。
Consumers have more to choose from at lower prices and can pick from a variety of streaming services that cost less than $15 each. Last year 496 new shows were made, double the number in 2010. Quality has also risen, judged by the crop of Oscar and Emmy nominations for streamed shows and by the rising diversity of storytelling.
雖說還是會有人擔心一味地討好消費者,最終會以悲劇作結。美國歷史上就有兩個血淋淋的例子。當今以服務品質差且價格高的寡頭壟斷電信產業及航空業,就是在 1990 年代歷經激烈競爭後因資金緊張,最終歷經合併後所導致的結果。
History offers two dispiriting examples of how a consumer-friendly boom can turn into a stitch-up. Telecoms and airlines in America saw a riot of competition in the 1990s only to become financially-stretched and then reconsolidated into oligopolies that are known today for poor service and high prices.
但對於我們來說,似乎不用想那麼多。我還是打開Netflix,繼續 binge watch 我的 How to get away with murder!
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1️⃣ streaming service [C] 影音串流平台 (可數)
2️⃣ 當人家說要 Netflix and chill 時,通常不是只是「蓋棉被純聊天」,看看電影聊聊天而已,通常帶有性暗示。同時也有 Hulu (另外一個串流平台) and commitment 的有趣用法,相較於 Netflix and chill 認真許多,是在找穩定的另外一半。
Nick: Wanna Netflix and chill?
Rene: I'm looking for something more serious. I want Hulu and commitment.
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