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CNBC:

Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, said on Saturday its Singles' Day sales extravaganza hit $25.4 billion, smashing its own record from last year and cementing it as the world's biggest shopping event.

Bloomberg/彭博社:

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Singles’ Day generated a record 168.2 billion yuan ($25.3 billion) in sales, as the e-commerce giant worked with more traditional retailers to market discounted lobster, iPhones and refrigerators to shoppers from at least 225 countries and regions.

The Independent/独立报:

Shoppers have spent more than $25bn (168.2bn yuan) during China’s annual Singles Day, smashing previous records for the world’s largest retail event.

Financial Times/金融时报:

Alibaba shuttered the tills on its biggest Singles Day shopping festival to date — a $25.4bn haul that saw Chinese shoppers snap up more than $1bn worth of mobile phones, shoes and lipsticks every hour, underlining the strength of consumer sentiment.

The Wall Street Journal/华尔街日报:

To see China’s consumer clout in action, look no further than Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Singles Day. The e-commerce giant said it racked up more than $25.3 billion in sales in the 24 hour-period that began at 12 a.m. Saturday.

smash 打碎

extravaganza 盛大展示

cement 巩固；加强

market 营销

shutter 关闭

till 收款机

haul 大的收获

snap up 争购

consumer sentiment 消费者情绪；消费者信心

clout 影响力

rack up 大量获得（利润）