A recent round of back-to-school shopping highlighted my successes and failures in teaching my children financial skills.

随着孩子们陆续开学了，为准备开学的购物让我看到到自己教育孩子理财成功和失败的地方。

More important, the Children's Place made the list in September, but not in August during the back-to-school shopping season.

更重要的是，“孩子的天地”在九月上榜，但在八月的返校促销季中反而没能上榜。

The company said it saw some "softness" in the consumer laptop market, and that back-to-school shopping started "somewhat late for us.

公司说在消费笔记本电脑市场看见一些“柔弱”，而那往开学购物开始“比我们预计的有些晚”。

Retailers reported relatively strong monthly sales for August, though big discounts and the back-to-school shopping season might have provided just a temporary lift.

零售商公布8月份月度销售额增长相对强劲，尽管是由于大打折扣和返校购物季提供了暂时推动销售额上涨。

School starts here next week, which means that I have been doing a little back to school shopping.

下周我女儿就要上学了，这意味着我要去买一些东西为开学做准备了。