念音	[J-116]  Shop Talk 商店经 　 The business slump has not yet crushed the natural enthusiasm of the cloak-and-suiters in New York garment district.  To the inevitable question of “How's business?” one Seventh Avenue manufacturer rubbed his hands and replied gleefully, “Fine, fine! Already we are 50 percent ahead of next year.” 　 [译注]  生意衰落还没有压坏纽约服饰区里的衣服制造贩卖商的自然的热心。对于「生意如何？」这个免不了的问题，有位第七街的制造商揉一揉手而欢喜地说：「好，好！我们已经比明年超前了百分之五十。」 　 注： shop talk (商店经，生意人的习惯说法)， slump (衰落)， cloak-and-suiter (衣服制造商、贩卖商)， garment (衣物)， inevitable (无可避免的)， rub (擦，揉)， gleeful (欢喜的)， ahead of (在…之前)。 　 [复习填充] The business s____ has not yet crushed the natural enthusiasm of the cloak-and-suiters in New York g______ district.  To the in________ question of “How's business?” one Seventh Avenue manufacturer r_____ his hands and replied gleefully, “Fine, fine! Already we are 50 percent ahead __ next year.”
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