1. 認識這個詞（基礎篇）? ?

詞：big-? ?

例句：Retail sales are sluggish, especially for big-ticket items.? ?

2. 體會這個詞 （進階篇）? ?

我們都很熟悉 big 作為形容詞表示“大”，今天我們學習幾個它作為前綴使用的例子。? ?

比如我們常用“大嘴巴”形容一個人多嘴多舌，英文中就可以說 big-mouthed。比如你精心準備了一個驚喜，卻被“大嘴巴”的朋友搞砸了，就可以說：? ?

The surprise was spoiled by my big-mouthed friend.? ?

說到像宜家、沃爾瑪這樣的大型購物商場，我們一下子能想到 supercenter，supermarket 等，其實還可以用 big-box store/retailer 表示。比如美國最大的連鎖會員制超市 Costco 在激烈競爭下持續(xù)增長，我們就可以說：? ?

Costco, America’s big-box store/retailer, has continued to grow despite intensifying competition from Amazon and Walmart.? ?

還有一個常見的 big- 表達：big-ticket，表示“昂貴的”“要花費許多錢的”，最常用的用法是 big-ticket item，比如買個近萬元的手機、幾萬塊錢的包包、家具、買輛車，對于大部分人來說都屬于 big-ticket item?！督?jīng)濟學人》中也多次出現(xiàn)過 big-ticket，比如：? ?

Retail sales are sluggish, especially for big-ticket items.? ?

Sales of big-ticket items like homes and cars inevitably rise and fall with the business cycle, but RVs are especially susceptible to such swings.? ?

Despite the absence of big-ticket events like the Olympics and the US presidential election, spending on advertising will grow by 4.5% in 2013.? ?

3.從認識到會用（作業(yè)）? ?

1）翻譯下面的句子：? ?

購買昂貴物品時，人們依然青睞實體店而不是網(wǎng)絡購物。? ?

（參考翻譯：When it comes to buying big-ticket items, people still favor buying in brick-and-mortar stores as opposed to online. )