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参考译文: 玩具反斗城计划关闭美国1/5门店 The founder of Children`s Supermart later opened what famous retail company? 儿童超级市场的创始人后来创办了哪个著名的零售公司? Toys "R" Us, FAO Schwarz, Big Lots, or KB Toys? 玩具反斗城、FAO Schwarz、Big Lots、KB Toys? Charles Lazarus, the founder of Children`s Supermart, eventually opened the hugely successful Toys "R" Us.

儿童超级市场的创始人查尔斯・拉撒路最终成功开办了玩具反斗城. AZUZ: Hugely successful for decades anyway. Last September, Toys "R" Us said it was filing for bankruptcy protection, meaning it was billions of dollars in debt and needed to reorganize its business to stay open. 不管怎么说,玩具反斗城几十年来都取得了巨大的成功.去年9月,玩具反斗城表示将申请破产保护,这意味着其有数十亿美元的债务,需要重组业务以保持营业. At the time, "The Wall Street Journal" reported that company would need to close some stores as part of the process, and yesterday, Toys "R" Us announced those closures. One hundred eighty-two locations in more than

40 states and Puerto Rico are on the list. This includes dozens of Babies "R" Us stores, which the company owns and in all, the closures account for about one-fifth of all the Toys "R" Us retail locations in America. The 700-plus stores that the company has outside the U.S. won`t be closed. 当时,《华尔街日报》报道称,该公司将需要关闭一些门店,作为这一过程的一部分.昨天,玩具反斗城宣布关闭这些门店.在超过40个州和波多黎各,有一百八十二个地点在名单上.这包括数十个婴儿"R"美国商店,该公司拥有和所有的玩具,在美国的所有玩具"R"美国零售场所中约占五分之一.该公司在美国以外的700多家门店将不会被关闭. Why is this happening? Two big reasons, one is named Amazon, one is named Walmart. Both are giving Toys "R" Us serious competition. But the company CEO says these closures give it the best chance of coming out of bankruptcy as a stronger company. 为什么会这样?有两个原因,一个是亚马逊,一个是沃尔玛.这两家公司都与玩具反斗城进行激烈的竞争.但该公司首席执行官表示,这些措施是它作为一个更强大的公司走出破产的最佳机会. 听力原文: The founder of Children`s Supermart later opened what famous retail company? Toys "R" Us, FAO Schwarz, Big Lots, or KB Toys? Charles Lazarus, the founder of Children`s Supermart, eventually opened the hugely successful Toys "R" Us. AZUZ: Hugely successful for decades anyway. Last September, Toys "R" Us said it was filing for bankruptcy protection, meaning it was billions of dollars in debt and needed to reorganize its business to stay open. At the time, "The Wall Street Journal" reported that company would need to close some stores as part of the process, and yesterday, Toys "R" Us announced those closures. One hundred eighty-two locations in more than

40 states and Puerto Rico are on the list. This includes dozens of Babies "R" Us stores, which the company owns and in all, the closures account for about one-fifth of all the Toys "R" Us retail locations in America. The 700-plus stores that the company has outside the U.S. won`t be closed. Why is this happening? Two big reasons, one is named Amazon, one is named Walmart. Both are giving Toys "R" Us serious competition. But the company CEO says these closures give it the best chance of coming out of bankruptcy as a stronger company.