The U.S. Food and Drug administration tries to regulate consumerism.

In the new Europe, where consumerism is the new religion, department stores are important temples.

消费主义作为新欧洲一个新的宗教主义, 百货商店是很重要的殿堂.

American shopping malls ( and supermarkets ) are palaces of consumerism, vast labyrinths of shops and restaurants.

美国的商场 ( 超市 ) 是消费主义的地盘.商店、餐馆, 就像一个大迷宫.

It looks like a supertanker of American consumerism has run aground in the city.

这就像是一艘搁浅在北京的美国式消费油轮.

In this financial crisis, American consumerism is exhausted but still spectacular.

美国的消费景观在经济危机下虽然疲惫却更显壮观.

By the second half of the 19 th century consumerism had taken root.

到19世纪后半叶,消费主义已深入人心.

The founders of Starbucks Coffee well understood the appeal of consumerism at a friendly level.

星巴克咖啡的创立者非常清楚消费在友好层面上的吸引力.

This house would believes that the media's promotion of consumerism is detrimental to society.

媒体对于消费的推崇对社会有害.

This concept dramatically decreased production costs for and brought about the age of consumerism.

它大大地减低了生产成本,且为后来的消费时代奠下了基础.

There are fads in science just as there are fads in dress, speech, and consumerism.

科学研究与衣着, 言词以及生活消费一样往往也有赶时髦的倾向.

He was a good businessman, but he had the mentality of a consumerist.

他是个精明的生意人, 但也有消费者意识.

Most strikingly, the amount consumers spent in the shops grew much more quickly than anyone expected.

最惊人的是，消费者的购物支出的增长速度远远超过了任何人的预期。

Wall Street seems to be ignoring other indications that consumers are spending less.

华尔街似乎忽略了消费者花销正在减少的其他一些征兆。

Consumers will not have to junk their old cassettes to use the new format.

消费者将不必丢弃他们的旧盒带而采用新的制式。

Supermarkets often claim that they are responding to the wants of consumers by providing packaged foods.

超市经常声称他们根据消费者的需要提供包装食品。

Lower interest rates are acting like a magnet, dragging consumers back to the shops.

较低利率像磁铁一样吸引顾客又回到了商店。

More than ever before, the food industry is paying attention to young consumers.

食品工业比以往任何时候都更加关注年轻消费者。

The price increases were passed on by the firm to the consumers.

公司把上涨的费用转嫁到了顾客身上.

Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch.

消费者支出在减少，商人感觉手头拮据。

Most consumers seem unconvinced that the recession is over.

大多数消费者似乎都不相信经济衰退已经过去。

Consumers were groaning under the weight of high interest rates.

高利率令消费者不堪重负。