访谈录 Interview 2007-07-28&07-30, 网上购物真省钱？
英语课
A lot of people say you can’t beat the convenience of buying what you need on the Internet, no need to leave your house. But would you be better off if you used a little bit of shoe leather instead.
Not too long ago, people only shopped online for rare collectables and hard-to-find books, today they turn to the web for everything form dresses to diapers to deodorants 1, all delivered directly to their door.
I like shopping online coz it’s easy and you just don’t have to leave the
comfort of your own home.
The main reason I buy things online is to save time, so I don’t have to get dressed, get in my car, get my kids packed or get a sitter.
It’s just really makes my life a little bit more easier, (which) who, who doesn’t want that?
Fueling the birth of the online shopping boom were steep sales. E-tailers try to lure 2 customers away from the mall by offering drastic discounts.
They'll have these promotions 3, if you buy it online, then it will be cheaper.
Online retail 4 sales now top 100 billion dollars annually 5 and continue to grow nearly four times faster than sales at traditional retailers 6. But their strategies have changed. Instead of cutting prices to the bone/ today, you see a lot of the E-tailers competing on service levels and customer service. Things that make it easier for you to simply make your purchase with a click of mouse and not have to worry thereafter.
The Wall Street Journal recently compared shopping for basic items online to the stores, and they found that the Internet rarely saves you money and can sometimes even be more expensive, meaning doing your homework is more important than ever.
Sales are the greedy glazer 7, and you often see promotional pliers dangling 8 in-store prices as being better than online, and conversely you can often find online prices that beat the brick-and-mortar stores'. So you really just have to shop around.
Donna Rosato is a writer from Money magazine who's looked into whether online shopping really saves you cash. Donna, good morning, nice to have you here.
Great to be here.
Before we talk about dollars and cents, Here used to be, it was all about electronics and travel, that’s why people went on line. Now it’s everything.
It is everything. Actually, last year for the first time in history, people bought more clothing online than computers.
So I mean that, it’s anything you want, you can find online. The question is can you find it cheaper? And you did some comparison in shopping. (That's right!) Some household items and then some food. Let’s start with the household items.
In what we found in general site, if you are gonna be shopping online, you are actually probably not gonna find a better deal for household goods. For example, if you a look at this, Scott 8-pack of paper towels, I went to several online websites and I couldn’t even find the option of having an 8-pack. Then I went to my local Wal-Mart, and not only did I find it, I found it about 2 dollars cheaper than I found it when I was shopping at some of the online sites.
So there goes the myth of saving money online. (That’s right.)
What about some of the other products?
Well, we have the Irish Spring soap, it was. I went to my local drugstore, it was two dollars and 49 cents, and I went online, it was exactly same price online, but I would have paid a 5-dollar shipping 9 fee. So…
Alright, food atlas 10 is a big fan of buying everything online, (Sure!) I need to look at the meat and smell the fish and things like that. What did you find when you compared online to in grocery store shopping?
Food is interesting. Food was about exactly the same price, as you know, online as it was in the store. I did find the Cottage cheese at one place slightly cheaper than my local store, but I still had to pay a shipping fee, and that the shipping fee get anywhere from 5 dollars to 10 dollars, so you’re always paying more. So you've paid for that convenience.
And people say, you know, it’s okay for a little convenience, it’s worth the extra money. How would you argue with that?
You can't argue with that. Though I will say you have to keep in mind, that if you are gonna order things online, it doesn’t always come perfectly 11, sometimes for food leaks, (Right!) sometimes it’s not what you order, so it can be convenient, but there can be snag, um, some glitches 12 as well.
Best way to research the best deals, you have some websites that you like a lot.
That’s right. If you're gonna shop online, one of the best things that can help you is going to a site like PRICEGRABBER.COM, BIZRATE.COM, and what that does is to help you search for the best deals. They, you can search for clothing, jewelry 13, and almost any kind of consumer good.
And you have got DEALTIME.COM, TECHBARGAINS.COM. You like Overstock.com. One of your tips is to actually get the lowest price online, and then go to the brick-and-mortar store, and get them to match the price.
That’s right. You can negotiate anything. And you can even negotiate, if you find a good deal online, most, especially the large chain stores, they are gonna want you to be their customer, so print out that deal that you've found, bring it into the store, you can currently get a good deal.
And why is it often a good idea to buy it online and pick it up at the store?
If you buy it online, and pick it up at the store, you can save the shipping fee, which is usual the big drawback to shopping online that you always have to pay a shipping fee. And the bigger the pro(duct), the bigger the item, the more you are gonna pay in shipping.
You say always use a credit card and do research, well, that’s important, make sure you know what company you are dealing 14 with.
That’s right, that’s right.
Donna, thanks so much for the information.
Thanks.
Not too long ago, people only shopped online for rare collectables and hard-to-find books, today they turn to the web for everything form dresses to diapers to deodorants 1, all delivered directly to their door.
I like shopping online coz it’s easy and you just don’t have to leave the
comfort of your own home.
The main reason I buy things online is to save time, so I don’t have to get dressed, get in my car, get my kids packed or get a sitter.
It’s just really makes my life a little bit more easier, (which) who, who doesn’t want that?
Fueling the birth of the online shopping boom were steep sales. E-tailers try to lure 2 customers away from the mall by offering drastic discounts.
They'll have these promotions 3, if you buy it online, then it will be cheaper.
Online retail 4 sales now top 100 billion dollars annually 5 and continue to grow nearly four times faster than sales at traditional retailers 6. But their strategies have changed. Instead of cutting prices to the bone/ today, you see a lot of the E-tailers competing on service levels and customer service. Things that make it easier for you to simply make your purchase with a click of mouse and not have to worry thereafter.
The Wall Street Journal recently compared shopping for basic items online to the stores, and they found that the Internet rarely saves you money and can sometimes even be more expensive, meaning doing your homework is more important than ever.
Sales are the greedy glazer 7, and you often see promotional pliers dangling 8 in-store prices as being better than online, and conversely you can often find online prices that beat the brick-and-mortar stores'. So you really just have to shop around.
Donna Rosato is a writer from Money magazine who's looked into whether online shopping really saves you cash. Donna, good morning, nice to have you here.
Great to be here.
Before we talk about dollars and cents, Here used to be, it was all about electronics and travel, that’s why people went on line. Now it’s everything.
It is everything. Actually, last year for the first time in history, people bought more clothing online than computers.
So I mean that, it’s anything you want, you can find online. The question is can you find it cheaper? And you did some comparison in shopping. (That's right!) Some household items and then some food. Let’s start with the household items.
In what we found in general site, if you are gonna be shopping online, you are actually probably not gonna find a better deal for household goods. For example, if you a look at this, Scott 8-pack of paper towels, I went to several online websites and I couldn’t even find the option of having an 8-pack. Then I went to my local Wal-Mart, and not only did I find it, I found it about 2 dollars cheaper than I found it when I was shopping at some of the online sites.
So there goes the myth of saving money online. (That’s right.)
What about some of the other products?
Well, we have the Irish Spring soap, it was. I went to my local drugstore, it was two dollars and 49 cents, and I went online, it was exactly same price online, but I would have paid a 5-dollar shipping 9 fee. So…
Alright, food atlas 10 is a big fan of buying everything online, (Sure!) I need to look at the meat and smell the fish and things like that. What did you find when you compared online to in grocery store shopping?
Food is interesting. Food was about exactly the same price, as you know, online as it was in the store. I did find the Cottage cheese at one place slightly cheaper than my local store, but I still had to pay a shipping fee, and that the shipping fee get anywhere from 5 dollars to 10 dollars, so you’re always paying more. So you've paid for that convenience.
And people say, you know, it’s okay for a little convenience, it’s worth the extra money. How would you argue with that?
You can't argue with that. Though I will say you have to keep in mind, that if you are gonna order things online, it doesn’t always come perfectly 11, sometimes for food leaks, (Right!) sometimes it’s not what you order, so it can be convenient, but there can be snag, um, some glitches 12 as well.
Best way to research the best deals, you have some websites that you like a lot.
That’s right. If you're gonna shop online, one of the best things that can help you is going to a site like PRICEGRABBER.COM, BIZRATE.COM, and what that does is to help you search for the best deals. They, you can search for clothing, jewelry 13, and almost any kind of consumer good.
And you have got DEALTIME.COM, TECHBARGAINS.COM. You like Overstock.com. One of your tips is to actually get the lowest price online, and then go to the brick-and-mortar store, and get them to match the price.
That’s right. You can negotiate anything. And you can even negotiate, if you find a good deal online, most, especially the large chain stores, they are gonna want you to be their customer, so print out that deal that you've found, bring it into the store, you can currently get a good deal.
And why is it often a good idea to buy it online and pick it up at the store?
If you buy it online, and pick it up at the store, you can save the shipping fee, which is usual the big drawback to shopping online that you always have to pay a shipping fee. And the bigger the pro(duct), the bigger the item, the more you are gonna pay in shipping.
You say always use a credit card and do research, well, that’s important, make sure you know what company you are dealing 14 with.
That’s right, that’s right.
Donna, thanks so much for the information.
Thanks.
n.（尤指去除体臭的）除臭剂( deodorant的名词复数 )
- The U.S. is already a mature market for its razors and deodorants. 美国已经是使它的刀片和除臭剂得到充分发展的市场了。 来自辞典例句
- Deodorants are available as aerosols or roll-ons. 除臭剂有喷雾装或滚抹装。 来自辞典例句
n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引
- Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
- He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。
促进( promotion的名词复数 )； 提升； 推广； 宣传
- All services or promotions must have an appeal and wide application. 所有服务或促销工作都必须具有吸引力和广泛的适用性。
- He promptly directed the highest promotions and decorations for General MacArthur. 他授予麦克阿瑟将军以最高的官阶和勋奖。
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
- In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
- These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
adv.一年一次，每年
- Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
- They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )
- High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
- Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。
n.上釉工人，加光工人
- There's no set figure from the Glazer family [for transfers]. 格拉泽家族没有设置限制。 来自互联网
- The Glazer family have insisted that Manchester United are not for sale. 格雷泽家族已经强调曼彻斯特联是非卖品。 来自互联网
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口
- The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果，那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。
- The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上，摇晃着他们的双腿。
n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）
- We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
- There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
n.地图册，图表集
- He reached down the atlas from the top shelf.他从书架顶层取下地图集。
- The atlas contains forty maps,including three of Great Britain.这本地图集有40幅地图，其中包括3幅英国地图。
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
n.小过失，差错( glitch的名词复数 )
- Manufacturing glitches have limited the factory's output. 生产中的故障影响了该厂的产量。 来自辞典例句
- Another kind of period variation,\"Glitches,\" are seen in several pulsars. 在几个脉冲星中还看到了周期的另一种变化，即“自转突快”现象。 来自辞典例句
n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝
- 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。