新闻热词：兴旺的，生机勃勃的 brisk

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　　据商务部网站上的统计数据显示，十一黄金周期间，国内的生活消费品零售量达到2700亿人民币，比去年同期增长了14.2%，其中黄金和珠宝的销售量比去年同期增长了35%。请看报道：
　　It is estimated that the sales volume of gold and jewelry during the week-long holiday saw a year-on-year increase of around 35 percent as business was brisk throughout the country, either because Chinese people prefer to hold their weddings during the National Day holidays, or because they want to buy gold to increase their assets value.
　　文中的brisk意思是"兴旺的"，"生气勃勃的"，还可以做动词使用，表示"使兴旺起来"。如：The market brisked up.(市场兴旺起来。)brisk作为形容词时，还有"敏捷的"、"轻快的"、"清爽的"等意思。如：a brisk walk(轻快的散步)，a brisk wind(清爽的风)。