“圣诞季”英语怎么说

　　摘要:今年的圣诞季将会是近年来最丑的一次，但这正中许多服装零售商的下怀。你知道怎么用英语表达圣诞季吗?

　　This is one of the ugliest Christmas seasons in recent memories — and that's the way some clothing retailers want it.

　　Sales of Christmas sweaters purposely designed to be ugly are looking pretty good at this point, according to the companies that make them.

　　"If you are trying to go truly ugly, it's all about the embellishments — the more garland, bells, balls, lights, and sequins you can attach to your sweater, the better," Tipsy Elves CEO Evan Mendelsohn said.

　　Fashion experts believed that even though ugly — and colorful — sweaters are in fashion, context is everything.

　　今年的圣诞季将会是近年来最丑的一次，但这正中许多服装零售商的下怀。

　　圣诞毛衣厂商表示，故意做丑的圣诞毛衣今年销量看好。

　　Tipsy Elves首席执行官埃文•门德尔松表示，“如果想将衣服做到奇丑无比，装饰物是关键。毛衣上的花环、铃铛、小球、灯以及小金属片越多越好。”

　　时尚达人们则认为，虽然这些难看、鲜艳的毛衣很流行，但节日氛围才是重点。

　　【讲解】

　　文中的Christmas season就是“圣诞季”的意思，其中season作名词，可指以气候为标志的“时节”，如：rainy season(雨季)，也可以指活动为标志的季节或体育比赛的“赛季”，如：tourist season(旅游季节)，the basketball season(篮球赛季)

　　第一段中的retailer是名词，意为“零售商(店)”，相关词汇：retail(零售)，wholesaler(批发商)，wholesale(批发)，如：Over the past decade, Amazon.com has continued to dominate the online retail market in the United States.(在过去十年当中，亚马逊依然统治着美国在线零售市场。)