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1、智课网TOEFL备考资料多人求婚带动消费一托福阅读机经背景Proposals,raisedspendingtomarkValentine'sDayConsumerswillbediggingdeeperintotheirpocketstobuyflowers,giftcardsandchocolatesonValentine'sDaywithaveragespendingexpectedtoriseeightpercentoverlastyeartonearly$200.情人节这天消费者将花更多钱用于购买鲜
2、花、贺卡和巧克力，预计今年情人节的人均花费将接近200美元，比去年上涨8%。Andalongwiththeirexpandingwallets4millionAmericansareexpectedtopopthequestionorreceiveaproposalonFeb14.随着钱包渐渐鼓起来，四百万美国人将在2月14日求婚或者接受求婚。"We'veseenaconsistenttrendofconsumerssayingtheywillspendmore,fromholidayshoppingto2
3、012travelplans,andspendingplansforFeb14arenoexception,"saidSonaliChakravorti,vicepresidentatAmericanExpress.美国运通副总裁索娜丽•查克拉沃提说：“我们看到消费者一致倾向于更多消费，无论是假日购物还是2012旅游计划，2月14日的消费计划也不例外。”InitslatestspendingandsavingstrackerAmericanExpressquestioned2,000adultsacross
4、theUnitedStatestogaugehowmuchandonwhatconsumerswillbespendingtheirmoneyonCupid'sbigday.美国运通公司通过它最新的消费和储蓄追踪系统对美国各地2000名成人进行了调查，以此估测在丘比特的大日子里，消费者会在何种物品上消费多少钱。Nearlyhalfofpeoplesaidtheyintendtocelebrateatafavoriterestaurant,sevenpercentmorethanlastyear.Flower
5、sarestillthemostpopulargiftforaValentine,followedbygiftcards,jewelryandelectronics.近一半的人称他们打算去最喜爱的餐馆庆祝，该比例相对去年上升了7%。鲜花依然是情人节最受欢迎的礼物，其次是贺卡、珠宝和电子产品。Amongcouplesgettingbetrothed,30percentsaidtheywouldproposeduringaweekendgetawayorvacation,whichhavebeendubbede
6、ngagementcations.那些准备订婚的情侣有30%称他们会在被誉为“订婚假日”的情人节周末或情人节假期求婚。Tosealthedeal,48percentofpeoplethinkanengagementringcostingbetween$1,000to$5,000wouldbeappropriatebut22percentsaidupto$2,000forblingwouldbemorerealistic,whilefivepercentthoughtnothingofspending$10,
7、000ormoreonaring.要达成婚约，48%的人认为一千到五千美元的订婚戒指是合适的，但是22%的人认为花两千美元买戒指将更为现实，5%的人认为就算花费上万美元买个戒指也没有什么。Althoughnearly40percentofwomenthinkwhoeveraskedforthedateshouldpayforit,14percentsaidthebillshouldbesplit,butmostunmarriedmensaidtheywouldcoverthecostofthedate.近4
8、0%的女性认为约会邀请者应该买单，14%的女性却认为费用应该平摊。不过大多数未婚男性称他们会为约会买单。Financescanbeadelicatesubject,sohalfofpeopledon'ttalkaboutmoneyuntiltheyhavebeentogethersixmonthsand20percentofmarriedcouplesdidnotbroachthesubjectuntilafte
