【英语角】@尾款人, 这些“双十一”英语词汇你都知道吗?

首先我们看一篇介绍双十一来历的小短文。

读了小短文，大家是不是对双十一的来历有了更深入的了解了呢？

今年的双十一出现了“预售”“定金”“尾款”等词汇，那么这些词汇用英文怎么表达呢，接下来就是对这些词汇的科普时间，请拿好小板凳，做好笔记呀。

相关词汇盘点

presell /ˈpriː sel/ v.

英文释义：to sell sth in advance of when it is available

例句: 

These farmers presell their crops. 

这些农民预售他们的作物。

deposit/dɪˈpɒzɪt/ n.

英文释义：a sum of money that is given as the first part of a large payment

例句:

They normally ask you to pay $50 as a deposit. 

他们通常要求付50美元作为定金。

We've put down a 5% deposit on the house. 

我们已经支付了房款的5%作为定金。   

balance/ˈbæləns/ n.

英文释义：the amount that is left after taking money away from a total      

例句:

They were due to pay the balance on delivery. 

他们定在货到时支付尾款。

We were due to pay the balance on November 1st. 

我们定在11月1号支付尾款。

refund/ˈriːfʌnd/ n.

英文释义：a sum of money that is returned to you

例句:

Face it — you'll just have to take those cowboy boots back andask for a refund. 

面对现实吧— 你不过是要把那些牛仔靴拿回去，要求退款。

If there is a delay of 12 hoursor more, you will receive a full refund. 

如果耽搁达到或超过12小时，你会得到全额退款。

discount/ˈdɪskaʊnt/ n.

英文释义：areduction in the usual price of sth

例句:

They are often available at a discount. 

它们经常可以以折扣价买到。

All full-time staff get a 20percent discount. 

所有全职人员都可以享受8折优惠。

promotion/prəˈməʊʃn/ n.

英文释义：an attempt to make a product popular especially by advertising

例句：

Advertising and promotion are what American business does best. 

打广告和促销是美国企业做的最好的事情。

We are doing a special promotion of Chilean wines. 

我们正在做智利葡萄酒的特别促销活动。

coupon/ˈkuːpɒn/ n.

英文释义：apiece of printed paper which allows you to pay less money than usual for a product, or to get it free

例句：

You'll get lots of coupons on Double 11. 

双十一这天你会得到很多优惠券。

Bring the coupon below to any Tecno store and pay just £10.99. 

持下面的优惠券到任意一家Tecno专卖店，只需付10.99英镑。

BOGOF/ˈbɒɡɒf/ (abbreviation informal)

英文释义：buy one, get one free (a type of special offer used in shops or stores)

BOGOF offers and bargains  

买一送一的优惠与便宜货  

买一送一也可以直接用 buy-one-get-one-free offer 来表示

最后给大家奉上国外的几个购物狂欢节，感兴趣的小伙伴可以去详细了解一下哈。