#12: 法国的LV店关了 – 她的心里也急了 Louis Vuitton Store Closures Are Having an Outsized Impact on This Chinese Lady in France
As one of China's many overseas "daigou" who make a living by buying and reselling luxury goods to clients on the mainland, her income has effectively dropped to zero.

王珂躺在她法国家里的沙发上,心里非常着急。她已经不记得上次到LV店是什么时候了。
王珂 wáng kē = person’s name
躺 tǎng = to lie on
沙发 shā fā = sofa
王珂是一名代购,她的工作是帮忙国内的客户在法国买LV、Chanel等奢侈品,然后寄回国。同一个包包或衣服,在法国买比中国便宜很多,王珂可以从中赚一些差价。她从2016年来法国以后就一直在做这个工作。
代购 dài gòu = “buying on behalf of”; where people overseas buy luxury goods on behalf of customers in China
客户 kè hù = client
奢侈品 shē chǐ pǐn = luxury goods
寄 jì = to send
赚 zhuàn = to earn
差价 chā jià = difference in price
每一年的春节前后是她最忙的时候。客户在辛苦工作一年后,在春节时会想要多花些钱,给自己买奢侈品。王珂说,她在这个时候能赚到几万元。
前后 qián hòu = before and after
辛苦 xīn kǔ = hard (as in “work hard”)
但是今年的春节,中国的疫情让不少客户改变想法。她们不想花那么多钱,买的东西也少了。
疫情 yì qíng = epidemic
王珂以为过了春节,情况会好转,可是没想到法国三月份疫情变严重,所有奢侈品店都关门。虽然国内有一些客户还是想买,但是店全都关了,王珂也只好拒绝她们。
情况 qíng kuàng = situation
好转 hǎo zhuǎn = getting better
严重 yán zhòng = serious
拒绝 jù jué = to refuse/reject
现在,王珂已经一个月没有赚到钱了,她心里非常着急。
Adapted from this article in The Beijing News.
Test Yourself
【A】为什么春节前后是王珂最忙的时候?
【B】为什么王珂从三月份开始拒绝了客户?
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Test Yourself - Answers
【A】为什么春节前后是王珂最忙的时候?
她的客户在辛苦工作一年后,在春节时会想要多花些钱,给自己买奢侈品。所以,作为一名代购,春节前后是王珂最忙的时候。
【B】为什么王珂从三月份开始拒绝了客户?
法国三月份疫情变严重,所有奢侈品店都关门,所以她只好拒绝客户。