外贸口语一点通第181期:市场调研之网上购物的利弊

 　　Advantages and disadvantages of online-shopping网上购物的利弊

　　A: What do you do with surfing the Internet?

　　您在网上做些什么？

　　B: Well, finding out the latest news, chatting with some friends, playing games and things like that.

　　浏览新闻，与朋友聊天，玩游戏，诸如此类的事情。

　　A: Have you ever bought anything this way?

　　您在那里买过东西吗？

　　B: No, never. I don't feel like shopping that way.

　　从来没有。我不喜欢那样买东西。

　　A: Why? Isn't it convenient for you to shop without moving to a store like this?

　　为什么？您不需要像这样来到商店就可以购物，难道不方便吗？

　　B: On-line shopping sounds easy and convenient, but it presents many problems.

　　网上购物看似简单方便，实际存在很多问题。

　　A: Would you say more details?

　　能说得具体点吗？

　　B: It's not safe to reveal some information of the credit card to a stranger.

　　把自己的信用卡的信息透露给一个陌生人是不安全的。

　　A: Yeah, some criminals sometimes make use of the Internet.

　　是啊，一些犯罪分子会利用网络作案。

　　B: Also the quality of the goods is not guaranteed, as we must pay first.

　　因为是先付款，一些商品的质量难以保证。

　　A: That's true. And that's what troubles some on-line shoppers as well.

　　确实如此，这也是许多网上购物者遇到的问题。

　　B: And the most important thing is shopping on line deprives¹ the pleasure of shopping. It's nothing like the real shopping here, short of pleasure of communication with real people, and relaxation².

　　最重要的是，网上购物剥夺了购物的乐趣。它和在商店购物不同，缺少人与人的沟通和放松的乐趣。

　　A: Good points. Thanks very much.

　　您的观点很对。多谢！

　　B: My pleasure.

　　不客气。

　　1. feel like doing someting 想要做某事情

　　We'll go for a walk if you feel like it.

　　你愿意的话，咱们就去散散步。

　　I feel like having a drink.

　　我想喝点酒。

　　2. surf the Internet 上网；上网冲浪；网上冲浪；浏览因特网

　　Do you ignore it and surf the internet?

　　你会完全无视它，然后继续上网？

　　3. do with 利用，处理；需要；忍受；与……相处

　　This is so easy to do with all the technology available to you.

　　这件事做起来非常容易，你可以利用所有可用的技术。

　　4. make use of 使用，利用

　　But how will people make use of this kind of computing³?

　　可是，人们究竟会如何使用这种方式的计算呢？

　　5. short of 缺乏；不足；除……以外

　　Short of war, how do you punish a state that has nothing?

　　除了战争，人们还能怎样惩罚一个一无所有的国家？

　　6. nothing like 没有什么能比得上；一点也不象

　　I am inclined⁴ to think that, in a good or bad sense, there is nothing like it in the world.

　　我认为不论是在好的或坏的方面，世界上没有一样东西是如它想象的。

1 deprives   

剥夺，夺去，使丧失( deprive的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• This is wasteful because it deprives the soil of valuable nutrients. 这是一种浪费，因为它夺走了土壤的有价值的养料。
• "Numerous facts prove that "Falun Gong"deprives innocent people of their lives and endangers social stability." 大量事实证明，"法轮功"残害生命、危害社会。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

2 relaxation   

n.松弛，放松；休息；消遣；娱乐

参考例句：

• The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。
• She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。

3 computing   

n.计算

参考例句：

• to work in computing 从事信息处理
• Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。

4 inclined   

a.有…倾向的

参考例句：

• She was inclined to trust him. 她愿意相信他。
• He inclined towards the speaker to hear more clearly. 他把身体倾向发言人，以便听得更清楚些。