黑色星期五

    黑色星期五商场里的人潮比过去少了，这也已经成了美国节日购物的新常态：更多人去网上购物了。

    Mall crowds were relatively thin on Black Friday in a sign of what has become the new normal in U.S. holiday shopping: the mad rush is happening the night of Thanksgiving and more consumers are picking up deals online.

    Across the United States, shoppers were greeted by protesters at hundreds of stores — some calling for higher wages at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., others protesting the decision of a grand jury not to indict a white police officer in the August shooting of an 18-year-old unarmed black man in Ferguson, Missouri.

    Most major retailers opened Thursday evening and are extending holiday deals rather than limiting them to one day.

    报道中的Black Friday就是“黑色星期五”，指感恩节后的星期五，通常是商场开始打折季，人们开始大购物的时候。