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今天的句子：

 

The data reveal that consumers are allocating more discretionary dollars to services such as entertainment and travel, at least partly reversing the merchandise-heavy tilt of the past two years. The shift back to pre-pandemic spending preferences indicates that some retail giants failed to read their markets correctly, blithely assuming that Covid-lockdown patterns would continue. Inflation may also be pushing some consumers to become thriftier, and that could be putting e-commerce at a short-term disadvantage.

思考题：

It can be inferred from the text that__.

A.stock prices of the internet giants are rising

B.people gave up on mortar-and-brick stores

C.Covid-lockdown has not affected consumers

D.a lot of consumers are returning to old habits

句子解析：

第一句：

The data reveal that consumers are allocating more discretionary dollars to services such as entertainment and travel, at least partly reversing the merchandise-heavy tilt of the past two years. 

参考译文：数据显示，消费者正将更多可支配收入花在娱乐和旅游等服务上，至少部分扭转了过去两年以商品为主的倾向。

第二句：

The shift back to pre-pandemic spending preferences indicates that some retail giants failed to read their markets correctly,（宾语从句） blithely assuming that Covid-lockdown patterns would continue. （状语）

参考译文：支出回归前疫情时代的偏好表明，一些零售巨头未能准确解读市场，轻率地假设 疫情封锁时形成的模式将延续。

第三句：

Inflation may also be pushing some consumers to become thriftier, and that could be putting e-commerce at a short-term disadvantage.

参考译文：通货膨胀可能也让一些消费者变得更加节俭，这令电子商务在短期内处于不利地位。

思考题解析：

A. stock prices of the internet giants are rising

（互联网巨头的股价正在上涨）

A选项错误。

B. people gave up on mortar-and-brick stores

（人们放弃了实体店）

B选项错误。

C. Covid-lockdown has not affected consumers

（疫情封锁没有影响消费者）

C选项错误。

D. a lot of consumers are returning to old habits

（许多消费者正在回归旧习惯）

D选项正确。

文章来源背景和来源：

The Online Shopping Bust

线上购物的萧条

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-10-11/amazon-amzn-wayfair-w-online-shopping-bets-aren-t-paying-off 

 

背景：疫情永远地改变了我们的消费习惯么？对于这个问题，2020年上半年的我们也许会说，答案显而易见。那时实体店大量关张，线上购物如火爆异常。看起来，市场发生了基本性的重大改变。然而，随着疫情的影响渐渐消退，线上销售的增长不再迅猛，总的来说，已回归到前疫情水平。消费者开始回到商店，重拾以往的生活惯性。专家们低估了旧习惯的力量。习惯是人们从经验中总结出来的适合自己的范式，与特定的生活情境紧密相连，且几乎是全然自发的。疫情留下了深刻的影响，但我们的变化却没有预想的那么简单和表面。目前，消费者的心态是：我想出门去。