本文摘自中考英语阅读真题,讲述了网上购物和线下代购给老年人生活带来的影响。
Online shopping has become something very common for young people, however, it's not easy for the old people to buy things on the internet. Therefore, offline Daigou stores, or buy-for-you stores, are becoming popular among the old.
网上购物已经成为年轻人非常普遍的事情,然而,老年人在网上买东西并不容易。因此,线下代购店,即代购店,在老年人中越来越流行。
[重点词汇]:oneline shopping: 网上购物;online: 线上的;offline:线下的;on the Internet: 在网上;
64-year-old man Li Hui'an is searching for his favorite CD in an offline Daigou shop. He says, "It's very convenient to buy things online, however, I can't use the internet.
64岁的李惠安正在一家离线的代购店里寻找他最喜欢的CD。他说:“在网上买东西很方便,但是我不能使用互联网。
After I happened to find this buy-for-you shop, I decided to try, as I wanted to buy an opera CD. Finally I got one I'd searched for for several years· I was so happy· I have become crazy about offline shopping· "
在我碰巧找到这家为你买的商店后,我决定试试,因为我想买一张歌剧CD。最后我找到了一个我找了好几年的。我太高兴了。我对线下购物很着迷。”
[重点词汇]:search for: 搜索,寻找;convenient: 方便的;it is convenient to do sth: 做某事很方便;happen to do sth: 碰巧做某事;Finally: 最终,最后;become/be crazy about: 对…痴迷/发狂;
The store owner Liu Min says in order to meet the need of people who want to buy things online but can't use the internet, she started the business of offline buy-for-you. In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than 20 orders from customers.
店主刘敏说,为了满足那些想在网上买东西却不能上网的人的需求,她开始为你做线下购买的生意。开业仅10天左右,她就接到了20多个客户的订单。
[重点词汇] in order to : 为了;meet: 满足,meet the need of : 满足…的需求;order: 订单;customer:
Liu Min is not the only one who finds the large need of offline buy-for-you business in the market. In Dalian city, northeast China, more than 300 such stores opened their doors only in April.
刘敏并不是唯一一个在市场上发现大量线下代购业务需求的人。在中国东北部的大连市,只有4月份才有300多家这样的商店开门营业
In order to attract more customers, they have opened their shops in residential communities. And they charge a suitable service fee. For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 yuan for customers, they usually charge 5 yuan as service fee.
为了吸引更多的顾客,他们在居民区开设了商店。他们收取适当的服务费。例如,顾客在购买200元以下的东西时,通常收取5元的服务费。
[重点词汇] attract:吸引;residential:住宅的,居民的;community: 居民区;社区;charge:收费,要价;suitable: 合适的,适当的;fee:服务费,小费;
Though the offline buy-for-you service makes it easier for certain people to shop online, what if there is any problem with the ordered thing, let's say, like a quality problem? The shop owners say they will deal with any quality problems that may happen when using their Daigou service.
虽然线下“为你购买”服务使某些人更容易在网上购物,但如果订购的东西有任何问题,比如说质量问题,该怎么办?店主们表示,他们将处理使用代购服务时可能出现的任何质量问题。
[重点词汇]what if: 如果…怎么办?quality: 质量;deal with: 处理;
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