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Small retailers look for ways to survive the holidays (5)
But for some store owners, particularly in hot-spot cities, creative in-person solutions are less feasible. In July, Onikah Asamoa-Caesar opened Fulton Street Books & Coffee, the only Black-owned bookstore in Tulsa, Okla. Since then, she has offered limited socially distanced shopping at her store. She’s opting out of participating in holiday fairs and markets this year for safety reasons; after giving birth to her daughter in April, Asamoa-Caesar has felt the need to be especially careful.
但对某些商店老板而言，尤其在热点城市，创造性的现场活动方案不太可行。 7月，奥妮卡·阿萨莫阿·凯撒（Onikah Asamoa-Caesar）在俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨市开设了唯一一家黑人书店——富尔顿街书吧（Fulton Street Books＆Coffee），之后在店内提供有限社交距离的购物服务。而出于安全原因，她决定不参加今年的假日商品交易会和市场； 在4月诞下女儿后，阿萨莫阿·凯撒感到必须特别小心。
“I’ve said no to so many things that I would love to do, but unfortunately for us, it’s really not safe,” Asamoa-Caesar said. “I don’t want to add to our numbers in any way, I don’t want to put myself in a situation that might not be safe, and I don’t want to endanger my team members. We’re really trying to drive people to our website to do their holiday shopping.”
阿萨莫阿·凯撒表示：“我拒绝了很多我想做的事情，很可惜，但这确实不安全。” “我不想以任何方式增加我们的人数，也不想让自己和团队成员置于险境。我们的确努力在吸引顾客登录我们的网站进行假日购物。”
Jenny DaSilva, the founder and director of Start Small Think Big, a nonprofit that helps underresourced small-business owners, believes that it’s up to consumers to support small businesses during this time. “These are businesses that typically have less than one month’s worth of cash cushion on hand, and they’ve been doing this for nine months,” DaSilva said. “Every day that goes by puts them closer to the brink. I think it is the responsibility of the consumer to meet those businesses.”
Start Small Think Big是一家非营利组织，主要帮助资金不足的小企业家。其创始人兼董事詹妮·达西尔瓦（Jenny DaSilva）认为，在这艰难时期，小型企业完全倚赖消费者的支持。达西尔瓦说：“这些企业通常手头现金储备支撑不过一个月，而这种状态已持续九个月了。” “一天天过去，他们日益捉襟见肘。我认为消费者有义务满足这些业务。”
【积累表达】
opt out of 决定退出
give birth to 生育；产生，造成
【重点词汇】
feasible a.可行的
endanger v.使遭危险，危机，危害
nonprofit n.非营利组织
underresourced a.缺乏资金的，资金（或人手材料等）不足的
cushion n.起保护（或缓冲）作用的事物；软垫，靠垫
brink n.边缘，初始状态
But for some store owners, particularly in hot-spot cities, creative in-person solutions are less feasible. In July, Onikah Asamoa-Caesar opened Fulton Street Books & Coffee, the only Black-owned bookstore in Tulsa, Okla. Since then, she has offered limited socially distanced shopping at her store. She’s opting out of participating in holiday fairs and markets this year for safety reasons; after giving birth to her daughter in April, Asamoa-Caesar has felt the need to be especially careful.
但对某些商店老板而言，尤其在热点城市，创造性的现场活动方案不太可行。 7月，奥妮卡·阿萨莫阿·凯撒（Onikah Asamoa-Caesar）在俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨市开设了唯一一家黑人书店——富尔顿街书吧（Fulton Street Books＆Coffee），之后在店内提供有限社交距离的购物服务。而出于安全原因，她决定不参加今年的假日商品交易会和市场； 在4月诞下女儿后，阿萨莫阿·凯撒感到必须特别小心。
“I’ve said no to so many things that I would love to do, but unfortunately for us, it’s really not safe,” Asamoa-Caesar said. “I don’t want to add to our numbers in any way, I don’t want to put myself in a situation that might not be safe, and I don’t want to endanger my team members. We’re really trying to drive people to our website to do their holiday shopping.”
阿萨莫阿·凯撒表示：“我拒绝了很多我想做的事情，很可惜，但这确实不安全。” “我不想以任何方式增加我们的人数，也不想让自己和团队成员置于险境。我们的确努力在吸引顾客登录我们的网站进行假日购物。”
Jenny DaSilva, the founder and director of Start Small Think Big, a nonprofit that helps underresourced small-business owners, believes that it’s up to consumers to support small businesses during this time. “These are businesses that typically have less than one month’s worth of cash cushion on hand, and they’ve been doing this for nine months,” DaSilva said. “Every day that goes by puts them closer to the brink. I think it is the responsibility of the consumer to meet those businesses.”
Start Small Think Big是一家非营利组织，主要帮助资金不足的小企业家。其创始人兼董事詹妮·达西尔瓦（Jenny DaSilva）认为，在这艰难时期，小型企业完全倚赖消费者的支持。达西尔瓦说：“这些企业通常手头现金储备支撑不过一个月，而这种状态已持续九个月了。” “一天天过去，他们日益捉襟见肘。我认为消费者有义务满足这些业务。”
【积累表达】
opt out of 决定退出
give birth to 生育；产生，造成
【重点词汇】
feasible a.可行的
endanger v.使遭危险，危机，危害
nonprofit n.非营利组织
underresourced a.缺乏资金的，资金（或人手材料等）不足的
cushion n.起保护（或缓冲）作用的事物；软垫，靠垫
brink n.边缘，初始状态
