男性冲动购物花费高于女性
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Modern men spend more on impulse buys than women do, research has revealed.

调查显示,现代男性冲动购物比女性花费更多。

A study found that men regularly shell out an average of £25-a-week on items they bought on a whim1(奇想,一时的兴致) , while women spend close to £19-per-week.

Food, beer and DVDs are the most common treats for males while clothes, magazines and wine topped the list for women along with books, shoes and toiletries(化妆品) .

The poll of 2,000 customers found that over a typical adult lifetime around £70,217.28 will be frittered away(一点点地浪费) purely2 to satisfy the overwhelming urge to shop.

Researcher Emily Stag said: 'Twenty pounds a week might not seem a lot, but can add up to a huge amount over a lifetime.

'For £70,000 you could easily put a large deposit on a house, pay off all your debits3 or buy a sports car.

'General consensus4 would suggest consumers are trying to save every penny at the moment, but our research shows we still like to treat ourselves or our loved ones.'

The study found triggers such as receiving birthday money, coming into an unexpected windfall such as cash back from a company, or a small win on the lottery5(彩票) often result in spur of the moment purchases.

Six out of ten women admit they regularly give in to temptation if there is a sale on and six out of ten also cited retail6 therapy as the main reason for shopping on impulse.

Only four out of ten men said the same thing.

It also emerged one in three girls admit they don't bother telling their other half about their recent purchases.

Furthermore one in five couples argue as a direct result of overspending each week.



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1 whim 2gywE     
n.一时的兴致,突然的念头;奇想,幻想
参考例句:
  • I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
  • He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.今天他突然想要去航海。
2 purely 8Sqxf     
adv.纯粹地,完全地
参考例句:
  • I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
  • This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。
3 debits a45de27514ab4145190ed2290cf3739f     
n.(簿记中的)收方,借方( debit的名词复数 );从账户中提取的款项v.记入(账户)的借方( debit的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Does this item go among the credits or the debits? 这笔账应记入贷方还是借方? 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • My bank account shows two debits of 5 each. 我的银行帐户借方记入了两笔5英镑的款项。 来自辞典例句
4 consensus epMzA     
n.(意见等的)一致,一致同意,共识
参考例句:
  • Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗?
  • What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么?
5 lottery 43MyV     
n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事
参考例句:
  • He won no less than £5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
  • They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
6 retail VWoxC     
v./n.零售;adv.以零售价格
参考例句:
  • In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
  • These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
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