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America’s Second Largest Mall Opens in New Jersey
The second-largest mall in America has opened its doors in the state of New Jersey.
The mall, called American Dream, has been in development for more than 20 years. The $5-billion project has more than 450 different stores and places to eat. The mall also has major park rides, an indoor ski hill and water slides.
American Dream is the second-largest U.S. mall after the Mall of America, which is in the Midwestern state of Minnesota.
American Dream will open in stages over several months. The first part of the mall to open, on October 25, was the Nickelodeon Universe park. The park contains more than 35 rides and other activities, says the mall's website.
The DreamWorks water park is set to open on November 27. Next to open will be the ski hill, which is described as "North America's only indoor real-snow park."
The mall's massive collection of stores is set to open in March 2020.
When plans for the American Dream mall first started, physical stores were more important for most Americans. Malls were a good place to buy many different items in one space.
But the rise in internet shopping has led to financial struggles for many malls in the United States.
Economic experts are wondering whether the new American Dream mall will draw enough people to be a financial success.
A 2017 report from Switzerland-based banker Credit Suisse estimated that up to 25 percent of American malls will close by 2022. The report says such closures would be the result of the increasing popularity of internet shopping and several major store closings in recent years.
Officials from American Dream say they expect to draw 40 million visitors during the first year. They are hoping that being just 16 kilometers from New York City's Manhattan area will help bring in people from the city to spend money.
"You can make it your backyard playground if you live in Manhattan or even if you're in New Jersey," Ken Downing, an official with the mall's developer, told The Associated Press. "It's a staycation. So, it's a little bit of competing with mindset and emotion, far more than a property, or even Disneyland."
But some economic experts are not sure whether American Dream will be successful in the long run.
Jason Goldberg, an officer with marketing company Publicis Communications, told the AP, "This development will either sink or swim." He added, "It's going to be tough to get a lot of attention when you are next to a much bigger amusement park - Manhattan."
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重点解析

1.in stages 分阶段的

The nine-year compulsory education is made universal nationwide in stages in a planned way.
九年制义务教育正在全国有计划分阶段地普及mNSDl,^j;9。

2.next to 靠近

Someone introduced us and I sat next to him.
有人给我们作了介绍，我挨着他坐下了QG!~T8uLDSLU!。

3.amusement park 游乐园

Have you ever been to an amusement park ?
你去过娱乐公园吗？

4.bring in 引进；生产

Bottom line, you bring in revenue for them, you win, they win.
底线就是，你为他们带来收入，大家双赢S!q&)C+vus]Et=@Q(。

5.But some economic experts are not sure whether American Dream will be successful in the long run.

in the long run 长远

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves.
长远来看，我们塑造了自己的人生、塑造了我们自己2CQ[qZ|v%mChle。
In the long run, everything will be OK.
从长远来看，一切终将会好起来的SPyVdt4YyF。

6.Jason Goldberg, an officer with marketing company Publicis Communications, told the AP, "This development will either sink or swim."

either sink or swim 成败在此一举

I shall either sink of swim.
我的成败就在此一举%#eNrOs+4zJ,U5NvgqP=。
The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly.
政府并不想迫使效率低的公司过快地自生自灭JY36zM%nvclBp-HXM[p。

参考译文

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商场开发商的官员肯·唐宁(Ken Downing)告诉美联社，“如果你居住在曼哈顿，或者是新泽西，这里简直就是自家后院游乐场”*+V-aCH)xlsI4AOd,。“这是一个居家旅游必备之选6=8L7+cKv4k=%cJZm。所以，这是一种理念和情感的竞争，这里不仅仅是一处场所，或者迪士尼乐园|(1UOz,U0!Xs]-v)[8bj。”
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营销公司Publicis Communications的官员贾森·戈德堡(Jason Goldberg)对美联社表示，“这一开发项目的成败在此一举c-XFXZ~q[_+Wg。”他补充说，“有更大型的曼哈顿游乐园在侧，（该商场）很难吸引大量游客的注意(iXL9rBw)Bw&t*)。”
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