中国将引领英国圣诞购物狂欢_财经新闻

中国将引领英国圣诞购物狂欢

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2014-11-29 08:21 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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A pre-Christmas splurge by rich tourists could save what has been a 'suffering' year for international spending in Britain, according to a new report.

据英国《每日邮报》消息，根据一项最新报告，腰包鼓鼓的游客在圣诞前夕的购物狂欢可以拯救英国今年在国际消费上的“低迷”。

Analysts¹ forecast China and Middle Eastern nations to lead the Christmas shopping spree with Chinese tourists still the biggest spenders in Britain.

Liverpool, Manchester and Edinburgh are now becoming international Christmas shopping destinations as well as tourist mecca London, according to the report.

Tourism shopping tax refund² firm Global Blue is predicting that the final quarter of 2014 will boost³ what has been a slow year in terms of international spend in Britain.

VisitBritain's figures show visitor numbers have seen the biggest growth in the fourth quarter over the last five years, while Global Blue reported soaring⁴ growth in spending of 16 per cent year-on-year for the final quarter of 2013.

Figures for the first 10 months of this year show China and Middle Eastern nations have remained strong as the highest spenders, with China representing 25 per cent of total spend, a five per increase on the previous year, followed by Kuwait (eight per cent), Saudi Arabia (seven per cent) and Qatar (six per cent).

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1 analysts
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。 I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

2 refund
v.退还，偿还；n.归还，偿还额，退款
参考例句：
They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。 We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意，我们愿意退款给你。

3 boost
n.鼓励，激励，提高；v.鼓励，使增强信心
参考例句：
This will be a great boost to the economy.这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。 These changes will help to boost share prices.这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。

4 soaring
adj.往上爬升的；高耸的
参考例句：
The house prices in the city seemed soaring up without limit. 这个城市的房价好像在无限制地飞涨。 They were amazed at the soaring drive of our oil workers. 他们对我国石油工人的冲天干劲感到惊奇。

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