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原文

Furniture giant Ikea has announced it will stop printing its traditional catalogue, one of the world's biggest annual publications, after 70 years.

The company said "fewer people" were reading the printed catalogue as customers moved to digital alternatives to shop and look for inspirations.

The publication reached a peak in 2016 when around 200 million copies were distributed in more than 50 markets. The last edition to be printed is the 2021 version with 40 million copies.

语言点

1. giant n. 巨头

2. announce v. 宣布

3. catalogue n. 目录

· 词根：logue，表示speech/reason

· dialogue n. 对话

· prologue n. 序言，开场白

4. annual adj. 年度的

5. publication n. 出版物

6. move to 转向

7. alternative n. 可供选择的事物，替代品 (something that can be chosen instead of something else)

· I was offered no alternative.

我别无选择。

8. inspiration n. 灵感

9. reach a peak 达到最高点，达到巅峰状态

· 近义表达：hit the heights

· The traffic reaches a peak between 5 and 6 pm.

车流量通常在下午5点到6点达到顶峰。

10. distribute v. 分配，分发

· 构词：前缀dis-分开，散开；词根-tribute分配

11. copy n. 一份出版物

· a copy of the local newspaper 一份当地报纸

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