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1、HigherVocationalEnglishUnit6:ShoppingBackgroundReferencesShoppingMall1.ShoppingMallAshoppingmall,orshoppingplazaisoneormorebuildingsformingacomplexofshopsrepresentingmerchandisers,withinterconnectingwalkwaysenablingvisitorstoeasilywalkfromunittounit,alongwithaparkingarea—amodern,indoorversi
2、onofthetraditionalmarketplace.Themallisacollectionofindependentretailstores,services,andaparkingarea,whichisconceived,constructed,andmaintainedbyaseparatemanagementfirmasaunit.Theymayalsocontainrestaurants,banks,theaters,professionaloffices,servicestations,etc.BackgroundReferencesShoppingMa
3、llThefirstshoppingmallwastheCountryClubPlaza,foundedbytheJ.C.NicholsCompanyandopenednearKansasCity,Mo.,in1922.ThefirstenclosedmallcalledSouthdaleopenedinEdina,Minnesota(nearMinneapolis)in1956.Inthe1980s,giantmegamallsweredeveloped.TheWestEdmontonMallinAlberta,Canada,openedin1981—withmoretha
4、n800storesandahotel,amusementpark,miniature-golfcourse,church,“waterpark”forsunbathingandsurfing,azooanda438-foot-longlake.BackgroundReferencesCreditCardCreditisamethodofsellinggoodsorserviceswithoutthebuyerhavingcashinhand.Acreditcardisonlyanautomaticwayofofferingcredittoaconsumer.Today,ev
5、erycreditcardcarriesanidentifyingnumberthatspeedsshoppingtransactions.Imaginewhatacreditpurchasewouldbelikewithoutit,thesalespersonwouldhavetorecordyouridentity,billingaddress,andtermsofrepayment.BackgroundReferencesCreditCardAccordingtoEncyclopediaBritannica,“theuseofcreditcardsoriginatedi
6、ntheUnitedStatesduringthe1920s,whenindividualfirms,suchasoilcompaniesandhotelchains,beganissuingthemtocustomers.”However,referencestocreditcardshavebeenmadeasfarbackas1890inEurope.Earlycreditcardsinvolvedsalesdirectlybetweenthemerchantofferingthecreditandcreditcard,andthatmerchant’scustomer
7、.Around1938,companiesstartedtoaccepteachother’scards.Today,creditcardsallowyoutomakepurchaseswithcountlessthirdparties.Creditcardswerenotalwaysbeenmadeofplastic.Therehavebeencredittokensmadefrommetalcoins,metalplates,andcelluloid,metal,fiber,paper,andnow
