▍原文 Despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year's holiday season, shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday — spending billions of dollars both in stores and online. Adobe Analytics, which tracks e-commerce, said U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online Friday. Black Friday is far from the sales event that created midnight mall crowds or doorbuster mayhem just decades ago. More and more consumers have instead turned to online deals to make post-Thanksgiving purchases. ▍語言點 1. hover above +時間段 一段時期所的氛圍是…… · hover v. (大型鳥類在空中) 盤旋，翱翔 2. turn out 結果是……（通常指意想不到的） 3. Black Friday 黑色星期五（11月最后一個週五） 4. record /ˈrekərd/ adj. 破記錄的 5. sales event（本文）促銷活動，銷售事件 · sales n. 促銷，優惠 · 近義表達：promotion event 6. doorbuster /ˈdɔːrbʌstər/（本文）adj.（引發搶購的）勁爆促銷相關的 · bust v. 破壞 7. mayhem /ˈmeɪhem/ n. 混亂 ·近義表達：chaos 8. deal /diː...