精美英文欣赏:电子商务

Online shopping has become very convenient in recent years.Most big name companies have wedsites offering information on their products and online stores allowing shoppers to purchase them in the comfort of their homes.

近年来网上购物已变得非常方便了。大多数品牌的公司都设有网站来提供他们的产品讯息以及网上商店来让顾客舒舒服服的在自己家里购物。

The first things that became wide spread online were computer equipment and accessories.It is still very prominent today,but we can find much more on the internet.Some floral shops accept orders for flowers and gifts to be sent to anywhere around the globe.Pizza is delivered by ordering on their web sites.Travelers can easily search for the cheapest airplane tickets,car rentals,and vacation packages.

第一个在网络上广为贩卖的是电脑设备及其附件。这点到今天都还很突出，但我们还可以在网络上发现更多。有一些花店可以接受订单把花和礼物送住全球各地。网站上可以订披蕯送到家。旅游着能够容易地查到最便宜的飞机票，汽车出租，旅馆房间，以及假日旅游团。

Almost every type of consumer products can be ordered online.Office supplies,electronics,appliances,clothes,books,furniture,and jewelry¹ are not everything there is.Factor in the auction² sites lide eBay,every average computer user can buy and sell virtually anyghing;even automotive parts from junkyards.

几乎每种消费产品都能在网上订购。办公室用品，电子产品，电器，服装，书，家具，珠宝，而且还不仅是这些。像eBay这一类的拍卖网站，几乎每一般电脑用户都能在网上买卖任何东西，甚至如废物堆积场的汽车零件。

The advantages of shopping online include cheaper prices,fast searching and comparing between manufacturers and products,and no time constraints³.On the other hand,security might fail and lead to credit card frauds;Viagra ads in our email accounts become a part of life;and atrophy⁴ takes over because we are all sitting down.

网上购物的好处包括较便宜的价格，对不同厂商和产品的快速搜寻与比较，并且没有时间限制。在另一方面，安全性可能会有问题并会导致信用卡的诈欺事件，伟哥广告出现在我们的信箱里并变成生活的一部分，还有因为我们大家一直是坐着而造成身体机能的衰退。

1 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

2 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

3 constraints   

强制( constraint的名词复数 )； 限制； 约束

参考例句：

• Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

4 atrophy   

n./v.萎缩，虚脱，衰退

参考例句：

• Patients exercised their atrophied limbs in the swimming pool.病人们在泳池里锻炼萎缩的四肢。
• Many hoped he would renew the country's atrophied political system.很多人都期望他能使该国萎靡的政治体系振作起来。