摘要：＜正＞The rise of flea markets As the economic crisis continues,people find themselves with less disposable income.It is not a surprise,then,that flea markets are becoming more popular in cities all over the world,as bargain hunters go on the lookout for an original item with a unique history （and a small price tag!）.Everything and anything for sale Flea markets can be indoors or outdoors,and anyone can rent a space to sell second-hand items,from clothes and shoes to furniture,technology,toys,lamps and anything else that you can imagine.Although the origin of the word’flea market’is not exactly clear,it is thought to come from the French term’marchéaux puces’which means’market of the neas’,as these kinds of markets were popular in Paris in the 1860s,and sold mostly old,scruffy furniture which probably had fleas living in it.
