2022届高三英语培优外刊阅读学案：快消话题

高三英语培优外刊阅读 班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________ 外刊精选｜Forever 21申请破产，快消巨头为何沦落？ 近日，美国快时尚公司Forever 21申请破产重整，将停止欧亚地区的运营，关闭约350家门店。从一家服装小店起家，该品牌凭借低价、上新快等特点，迅速扩张为家喻户晓的美国零售巨头。Forever 21的崛起与溃败背后，有怎样的商业模式？快消品牌还有哪些潜在危机？ Forever 21 files for bankruptcy to save the day Nothing lasts forever. Fashion, especially. Apparel giant Forever 21 has learnt it the hard way and filed for bankruptcy protection to salvage its business. As part of the restructuring, the California retailer is likely to close up to 350 of its approximately 800 stores, and will cease operations in Asia and Europe. The bankruptcy route will help the struggling brand, whose liabilities are listed in the neighborhood of $1 billion to $10 billion, to shield from creditors and exit leases on stores to be liquidated. Founded in 1984 by a South Korean couple, the small Los Angeles store quickly grew into one of the most recognizable fast-fashion chains in the US with its low-cost model and of-the-moment style, making most of America’s pervasive mall culture in the 2000s. However, the onslaught of online shopping, changing consumer tastes and heavy fixed costs have precipitated the downfall of the clothing empire. With more than 20 major US retailers having gone bust over the last two years, the landscape is undergoing a tectonic shift. 【词汇过关】 请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。 1.file [faɪl]vi. ____________________________ 2.bankruptcy [ˈbæŋkrəptsi]n. ____________________________ 3.apparel [əˈpærəl] n. ____________________________ 4.giant [ˈdʒaɪənt]n. ____________________________ 5.salvage [ˈsælvɪdʒ ]vt. ____________________________ 6.restructuring [ri'strʌktʃərɪŋ]n. ____________________________ 7.close [kləʊz] v. ____________________________ 8.approximately [əˈprɒksɪmətli] adv. ____________________________ 9.liabilities [laɪə'bɪlɪtɪz] n.____________________________ 10.creditor ['kredɪtə ]n. ____________________________ 11.exit ['eksɪt] v. ____________________________ 12.lease [liːs] n.____________________________ 13.li