【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Luxury is the keyword for this year"s holiday shopping. At department store counters throughout Asia, the look is chic and the price tag is a shock. Major luxury brands are in high demand for traveling shoppers as they journey from country to country and store to store to compare prices and exchange rates. Even though much of the merchandise is often similar, luxury stores provide further reasons to buy by offering one-of-a-kind specials and products that cannot be found at other stores.