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gǎn ēn jié
感恩节
hēi sè xīng qī wǔ
黑色星期五
Thanksgiving and Black Friday
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zàiměi guó美国shí yī yuè十一月dexīng qī sì星期四shìgǎn ēn jié感恩节

In the United States, the fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving.

zhètiānrén men人们huìjiā rén家人yì qǐ一起chīwǎn cān晚餐biǎo dá表达gǎn xiè感谢qìng zhù庆祝niánzhōngdeshōu huò收获

On this day, people have dinner with their families, express gratitude, and celebrate the year's harvest.

hěnduōréndōufàng jià放假suǒ yǐ所以jiā lǐ家里cháng cháng常常rè nào热闹yòuwēn nuǎn温暖

Many people have the day off, so homes are often lively and warm.

gǎn ēn jié感恩节hòudedì èr tiān第二天yī zǎo一早jiù shì就是hēi sè xīng qī wǔ黑色星期五

The day after Thanksgiving morning is 'Black Friday.'

zhètiānshāng diàn商店huìtuī chū推出jiǎn jià减价xī yǐn吸引dà jiā大家gòu wù购物

On this day, stores offer big discounts to attract shoppers.

yīn wèi因为shìzhǎng zhōu mò长周末hěnduōjiā tíng家庭zàiqián yī tiān前一天yì qǐ一起chīhuǒ jī火鸡dì èr tiān第二天jiùyì qǐ一起guàng jiē逛街gòu wù购物zhèchénglexīndejié rì节日chuán tǒng传统

Because it's a long weekend, many families eat turkey together the day before and go shopping together the next day, which has become a new holiday tradition.

hēi sè黑色xīng qī wǔ星期五cháng cháng常常bèikàn zuò看作měi guó美国nián mò年末gòu wù购物dekāi shǐ开始

Black Friday is often seen as the start of America's 'year-end shopping season.'

gǎn ēn jié感恩节ràngrén men人们biǎo dá表达gǎn xiè感谢érhēi sè xīng qī wǔ黑色星期五ràngrén men人们kāi shǐ开始zhǔn bèi准备dōng tiān冬天dejié rì节日lǐ wù礼物

Thanksgiving is for expressing thanks, while Black Friday is for starting to prepare winter holiday gifts.

yí gè一个wēn nuǎn温暖yí gè一个rè nào热闹liǎngtiānliánzàiyì qǐ一起ràngshí yī yuè十一月chōng mǎn充满jié rì节日qì fēn气氛

One is warm, the other lively; these two days together fill November with a festive atmosphere.

jìn jǐ nián近几年hēi sè xīng qī wǔ黑色星期五biàn huà变化hěn

In recent years, Black Friday has changed a lot.

hěnduōshāng diàn商店bù zài不再děng dào等到tiāncáikāi shǐ开始dǎ zhé打折ér shì而是tí qián提前liǎngzhōujiùtuī chū推出yōu huì优惠

Many stores no longer wait until that day to start discounts but offer deals a week or two earlier.

wǎng shàng网上gòu wù购物gèngzǎocóngshí yuè十月shí yī yuè十一月chūjiùhuìyǒuzhé kòu折扣huó dòng活动

Online shopping starts even earlier, with discounts from late October or early November.

zhè yàng这样rén men人们bù yòng不用pái duì排队yǒugèngduōshí jiān时间bǐ jiào比较jià gé价格

This way, people don't have to queue and have more time to compare prices.

xiàn zài现在dehēi sè xīng qī wǔ黑色星期五gèngxiàngyí gè一个gòu wù购物

Now Black Friday feels more like a 'shopping season.'

wú lùn无论mǎimǎi dōng xī买东西zhèduànshí jiān时间dōuràngměi guó美国dejié rì节日qì fēn气氛yuè lái yuè越来越nóng

Whether people buy or not, this period makes the holiday atmosphere in the U.S. stronger and stronger.

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