Online Shopping 网上购物-英语点津

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在线收听短文 Hmm, what shall I buy? With only two weeks to go before Christmas, buying presents is a high priority for a lot of people. However, this year not so many people are leaving their homesto browse aroundthe shops. These days lots of people can do their shoppingin the comfort of their own homewith the help of the internet.

Online shopping is becoming more and more popular for a number of reasons; prices are often lower online, you don’t haveto queue upin busy shops and you can buy almostany product imaginablewith justa few clicks of your mouse.

Computer trends are oftenmale-dominatedbut this year women are expected to do more shopping on the internet than men. It seems women are now more attracted to the convenience of online shopping than they used to be.

Average spending online this Christmas by women will rise to ￡240 (3360 Yuan) compared to the slightly lower average of ￡233 for men, while the average spend per person onthe high streetis only ￡197. 70% of internet users, male and female, are now buying their Christmas gifts online.

In the past a lot of people werereluctantto shop online. Many were worried about the security ofentering their card detailson the internet and thereliabilityof the internet but as shopping online has become morewidespread, these worries have begun to disappear. 45% ofinternet usersstill do have security worries but it hasn’t slowed down theever-increasingnumbers of online shoppers.

Onevictimof the online shoppingboomis the UK high street. Christmastradingcan represent up to 60% ofturnoverfor some stores. Many companies are concerned that not enough shoppers are coming through their doors inthe run-upto Christmas. As a result there are lots ofspecial offersin the shops.

Most shops traditionally have sales after Christmas but this year the bargains have come early in an attemptto lureconsumers to spend. Bad news for the high street has become good news for the bank balances of UK shoppers this Christmas!

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在线收听短文 GLOSSARY 词汇表 (收听发音, 请单击英语单词)

to browse around 浏览

in the comfort of their own home

在家里舒舒服服的(…)

to queue up 排队

any product imaginable

可以想象到的产品

a few clicks of your mouse

点击你的鼠标

male-dominated 由男性主宰的

the high street 主要商业街

reluctant 勉强的

entering their card details

填写银行卡资料

reliability 可靠性

widespread 流行广泛的

internet users 上网者

ever-increasing 不断增长的

victim 牺牲品

boom 繁荣

trading 交易

turnover 营业额

special offers 特价

the run-up 即将到来之际

to lure 诱惑

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