外出就餐风气的回归

    这几年来，美国人平均外出就餐的次数逐年递减。消费市场研究公司NPD集团（NPD Group）的哈利•巴尔泽称，2000年的时候，平均一年是215顿，而从去年8月到今年8月这一年间，平均只有194顿。不过巴尔泽认为，2012年将是这一轮下降的底部，2013年，外出就餐的次数预期会有一个反弹。

The return of eating out

    For years the number of meals the average American purchases annually at restaurants has dropped -- 194 meals during the year-ended August 2012, down from 215 in 2000, according to Harry Balzer of consumer market research firm NPD Group. But Balzer thinks the decline bottomed in 2012, so expect an uptick in restaurant dining in 2013.