英语博客：ESL Podcast 832 – Creating an Online Store

 　　Kay: I’d say we’re well on our way to establishing our new online store.

 

　　Greg: I can’t wait for this to get off the ground. Orders will pour in and we’ll make money hand over fist.

 

　　Kay: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s see where we are in our preparations.

 

　　Greg: All right. We’ve created a marketing¹ plan that includes several ways to drive traffic to our website.

 

　　Kay: That’s great. We’ve also installed a shopping cart and a secure way to process orders.

 

　　Greg: We can use that system to track orders, right?

 

　　Kay: That’s right. All customer information will be captured and we’ll have a database of information we can mine later.

 

　　Greg: That’s great. We already have a place to house the inventory² and a way to track it.

 

　　Kay: Right you are. Now all we need is one last thing.

 

　　Greg: We need to find a product to sell.

 

　　Kay: Yeah. Any ideas?

 

　　Greg: No, none. You?

 

　　Kay: Nope. But as soon as we do, we’ll be the next big thing in ecommerce.

 

　　Greg: Definitely!

 

　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

2 inventory   

n.详细目录，存货清单

参考例句：

• Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
• We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。