▍原文 Applications aimed at preventing impulse purchases have soared in popularity during this year’s Double Eleven, the world’s largest shopping festival. The apps involve users listing the items they want, along with their prices, then sharing them with friends and strangers who vote on whether they should buy them. Public reactions to the apps have been mixed. “When I review other people’s requests, I end up wanting to buy the items myself,” one user noted on Douyin. ▍語言點 impulse purchase 衝動消費 impulse n. 衝動，一時興起 purchase n. 購買 soar in popularity 人氣暴漲，人氣飆升 soar v. 高飛，猛增，比 increase更有畫面感，強調熱度直線起飛，短時間爆紅 soar in value 價值飆升 soar in demand 需求激增 Double Eleven 雙11購物節 involve somebody doing something 涉及，需要某人做某事 The game involves players guessing words. 這個遊戲需要玩家來猜詞。 vote on something 對某事投票 public reaction 公眾反應 mixed /mɪkst/ adj. 褒貶不一的，好壞參半；混合的 The film has...