情景对话 Dialogue

Steven: Annie, do you like shopping online?

Annie: Yes, I like it, because it's convenient.

Steven: Last week, I tried to buy a new cellphone online, but I didn't know how to pay for it.

Annie: First, you should open an account at the online bank. And then you can buy anything you want online.

Steven: Are there many things online?

Annie: Sure. You can find everything all over the world. Let's check it out online!

（They log in a shopping website.）

Steven: That's amazing. Oh, an online virtual supermarket?

Annie: Let's click to check it out.

Steven: Oh, I got it. It simulates the real supermarket, which makes it feel so real. Mom will love it. She loves shopping in supermarkets.

史蒂文： 安妮，你喜欢在网上购物吗？

安妮： 喜欢啊，因为网购很方便。

史蒂文： 上周我想在网上买个新手机，却不知道该怎么付钱。

安妮： 你得先在网上银行开一个账户，然后就可以上网买任何你想要的东西了。

史蒂文： 网上的商品多吗？

安妮： 当然了，你能买到全世界所有的东西。我们来上网看看吧。

（他们进了一个购物网站。）

史蒂文： 这真是太棒了。哦，有个网上虚拟超市？

安妮： 我们点击进去看看。

史蒂文： 哦，我明白了。它是模拟现实中的超市，让人感觉身临其境。我妈妈会喜欢的，她喜欢逛超市。

单词短语Words and Phrases

online [ˈɔːnˌlaɪn] adj. 在线的

convenient [kənˈviːnjənt] adj. 便利的，方便的

account [əˈkaʊnt] n. 账户

log in 登陆系统

virtual [ˈvɜːtjʊəl,ˈvɜːtʃʊəl] adj. 虚拟的

simulate [ˈsɪmjʊleɪt] ] v. 模拟

核心句型Key Sentences

1. I purchase products online at least once a week.

我每周至少有一次在网上购买产品。

2. Let's search on line to find an appropriate cellphone.我们上网找一款合适的手机吧。

3. Does shopping online has the same procedure as shopping in the supermarket?

网上购物与超市购物过程一样吗？

4. Online shopping is really convenient which can shop at home.

网上购物真的很方便，不用出门就能买到东西。

5. Shopping online can save your time. 网上购物节省时间。

6. Shopping online is very popular all over the world now.

现在网上购物在全球可谓非常普及了。

7. You can find everything all over the world online.在网上你能买到全世界所有的东西。

8. Shopping online has its special advantages. 网购有着自己独特的优势。

9. People can go shopping at home comfortably with the help of the Internet.

人们在互联网的帮助下可以在家中舒适地购物。

10. You can buy any products from your imagination with just a few clicks of your mouse.

只要点几下鼠标，你就能买到任何想要的商品。

11. That's not a problem as long as you use your own computer and only visit the sites with good reputation. 用自己的电脑在信誉好的网站买东西，就不会有问题。

12. The more frequent times of shopping online, the less accompanied risks of online shopping. 网上购物次数越多，网络购物的风险就越小。

13. Online shopping is convenient, but the quality of goods can not be guaranteed.

网上购物很方便，但商品的质量难以保证。

14. When shopping online, you have to pay in advance. 网上购物时你必须提前付款。

15. Internet shopping is a new way of consumption. 网上购物是一种新的消费方式。

地道英语 Idiomatic English

1. Have you bought anything mail-order? 你在网上买过东西吗？

注 也可以说Have you ever tried shopping online?

2. Low price is the chief consideration. 价格低是主要的因素。

注 consideration可以表示“ 考虑；体贴；讨论；（计划/决定）应考虑的因素” ，也可以用takesth. into consideration来表示 “考虑到；顾及” 。

3. I worry about identity theft online. 我总是担心网上支付的安全问题。

注 网上支付的安全”以identity theft online来间接译出，更为准确。

4. Usually, impulse online buys go something like this. 通常，冲动的网购是这样发生的。

注 impulse可作名词或形容词来表示 “冲动；突如其来的念头” ，impulse buys=buy sth. on impulse。

5. It's a real revolution about people's consuming habits.

这是人们消费习惯上的一场真正的革命。

注 revolution作名词，表示 “革命；重大变革；巨大变化” 。例如：信息/网络革命information/network revolution。

由此及彼Draw Inferences

1. Some friends said the article they got was quite different from what they have seen on the website advertisement. 一些朋友说过，他们收到的东西和在网站广告上看到的大不一样。

2. Without checking on the quality carefully, we may encounter frauds, and the online stores may suddenly disappear. 不好好检查质量，可能会买到假货，网店也可能会突然消失。

3. It's not always safe for us to pay online as hackers might steal the user names and passwords. 网上付费有时不安全，黑客可能会盗取用户名和密码。

4. Paying online is much safer than before, but I still have the feeling that it's not safe enough.

网上付费比以前安全多了，但我还是觉得不够安全。

5. The majority of online shoppers are in America and Britain, followed by France, Italy and the Netherlands. 大部分网购者分布在美国和英国，其次是法国、意大利和荷兰。

6. Online shopping has increasingly become a mainstream lifestyle.

网购正逐步成为主流的生活方式。

7. Online shopping is very popular among the youth in China, how about in your country?

网购在中国的年轻人中很流行，在你们国家呢？

8. Online purchases are still a small proportion of total sales, but growing rapidly.

网购虽然只占到总销售额的一小部分，但是增长速度很快。

9. People's consumptive habit is changing rapidly because of the Internet.

因为网络，人们的消费习惯正迅速地改变着。

10. Cybersellers have to develop an environment of mutual trust.

网上销售人员要创造一个相互信任的购物环境。 C0hy1P8R8susUjNEa0W3XRuJHnoKPH145CcsN0l3qIGYBUisRk4M0LJ7is3ktL7r