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1.媒體來源:
BBC

2.記者署名
法新社 新華社


3.完整新聞標題:
BBC News - Costco forced to shut first China store early due to crowds

由於人潮眾多 中國的第一家Costco被迫提早關閉

4.完整新聞內文:
US retailer Costco was forced to close early on its opening day in China, after
the store was swamped with shoppers.

COSTCO因為太多人潮被迫在開業日關閉

Buyers battled long queues and traffic chaos, before the Shanghai store was shut
 hours early due to "overcrowding".

太多人造成排隊過長與交通混亂 只好提早關閉 

Costco's push into China comes as other foreign retailers have struggled to comp
ete with local rivals.  

COSTCO跟著其他外國零售商一樣 進軍中國競爭

It also comes at a time of rising tensions between the US and China over trade.

此外 美中貿易戰也逐漸緊張

Costco is a discount warehouse store that sells a range of goods, from fresh foo
ds to household electronics.

Costco賣很多東西 食物 家電都有

Some customers spent two hours lining up to pay for their purchases, while some
had to wait three hours for parking, state news agency Xinhua reported.

據新華社報導 要排兩個小時才能買東西 停車則是等三小時

One video showed people pushing through heavy crowds to get their hands on roast
 chickens.

一則影片中 看到在推擠中的眾多人群去搶烤雞

Due to overcrowding in the market, and in order to provide you with a better sho
pping experience, Costco will temporarily close on the afternoon of August 27. P
lease avoid coming," the retailer in a notice on its official app, according to
AFP.

根據法新社報導 官方app 通知大家說為了提供更好的購物體驗 8/27下午暫停服務 避免前
往

Costco has had an online presence in China since 2014, through a partnership wit
h e-commerce giant Alibaba.

2014年 costco就有和阿里巴巴的合作

The firm's first store in the country comes as other international retailers bat
tle tough competition in China.

第一家店在中國與其他國際零售商激烈競爭

Earlier this year, Amazon said it was downsizing its operations in China and Fra
nce's Carrefour agreed to sell 80% of its China business to local retailer Sunin
g.com after a series of losses.  

今年初 亞馬遜減少在中國的業務

家樂福在虧損後 賣了80%在中國股份給當地的零售商suning.com

Tesco has struggled to crack the Chinese market.

TECSO 努力打入中國的市場

Costco's China move also comes at a difficult time for US-China relations.  

Costco進入中國的時間剛好是在中美關係緊張的時期

The world's two largest economies have been fighting a trade war for the past ye
ar, and tensions have escalated with the threat of more tariffs from both sides.

世界最大的兩經濟體 一直在打貿易戰 緊張的關係也隨著兩邊增加關稅而劇增

5.完整新聞連結 (或短網址):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49492326


6.備註:
一群精美份子 國家有難在打貿易戰

一堆人跑去投誠買爆 買到上新聞

全世界都知道最舔美的國家是中國人了

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