近年来，“购物日”可谓是一个接一个 ，先是 “双十一”，后来又有了“双十二”， “剁手党”的购物欲似乎永远也无法被满足。这不，还有一个 “恐慌星期六”候着国外的血拼爱好者们呢。“恐慌星期六”或“超级星期六”是圣诞节前最后一个周六，也是美国零售商大笔捞金的日子。“恐慌星期六”瞄准的是那些熬到最后一刻才出手购物的顾客。为获得比圣诞节和假期里任何一天都多的利润，商家通常会在这一天里提供单日折扣。这一天，英国的消费者都会纷纷涌上街头，寻找最后的折扣。

你有需要在最后一刻购买的东西吗？

Have you got any last-minute shopping to do？

噢，天啊！我真的不想在“恐慌星期六”去商场。

Oh my God！ I really didnt want to be in the shops for Panic Saturday.

在“恐慌星期六”那天，商店的营业额达到数十亿。

Stores make billions on Panic Saturday.

你可以找到一些疯狂大甩卖。

You can find some crazy deals.

商店在为“恐慌星期六”做准备。

The shops are bracing for Panic Saturday.

它总是在圣诞节前的最后一个星期六。

Its always the last Saturday before Christmas.

我不敢相信价格是那么地诱人。

I cant believe how amazing the sales are.

这就有点像“黑色星期五”。

Its kind of like Black Friday.

噢不，我们不期待“恐慌星期六”——我们会提早去购物。

Oh no， we dont go in for Panic Saturday—we do our shopping early.

人们为了砍价做的事真的很惊人。

Its amazing what people will do just to get a bargain.

我花了太多时间到处闲逛，现在我不得不在“恐慌星期六”购物！

I spent too much time faffing around and now I have to shop on Panic Saturday！

它也被叫作“超级星期六”。

Its also called Super Saturday.

每年的销售量似乎都在持续上升。

Seems like sales just keep on going up every year.

这是英国一年中最忙的购物日。

Its the busiest shopping day of the year in the UK.

这对零售商来说是个真正的福音。

Its a real bonanza for retailers！

有时商场不得不雇佣保安，因为顾客会因为争抢特价商品而起冲突！

Stores have to hire security sometimes because of customers fighting over bargains！

我不确定我能勇敢地踏入商场。

Im not sure I want to brave the mall.

这是大家疯狂挥霍的一天。

Its an insane one-day splurge.

人们早晨六点就开始排队了！

People start queueing at 6 am！endprint