外贸口语一点通第167期:电子商务之网上购物-英语课

时间：2019-01-23 作者：英语课 分类：外贸英语一点通

英语课

　　How to buy things online 网上购物

　　A:I have been thinking about buying things online for a long time.
　　我一直想在网上购物，但是我不是很熟悉网购的流程。
　　B:That is just a piece of cake. First of all, you should find a good ecommerce site.
　　那很容易的。首先，你要找到一个好的网址。
　　A:Such as...?
　　例如……
　　B:Such as Amazon com., Ebay.com, etc.
　　例如亚马逊在线，易趣等。
　　A:Then?
　　然后呢？
　　B:Then, use the search engine and scan the category to find what you are interested in and confirm what you want to buy through information presenting and exchanging. Next, place an order if the price is OK. After completing electonic payment, you just wait for the delivery of goods or service as required.
　　然后，你应该用搜索引擎查找你想要的商品目录，找到你感兴趣的产品，并通过信息的传递与交换加以确认。接下来，如果价格合理你就可以订货了。在你完成电子付款之后，就只是等待有人按照你的要求送货上门了。
　　A:Is it so simple?
　　这么简单吗？
　　B:As far as I know, it is.
　　据我所知是这样的。
　　A:Is that time-consuming?
　　费时间吗？
　　B:It's hard to say. Usually, it is quite easy since it is unnecessary for you to go the real market. The only thing to do is to send you request and exchange your information with the seller.
　　这个很难说。一般情况下，很简单。因为你不需要去市场。唯一要做的就是发出要求，并与卖方交换信息。
　　A:Great. Maybe from now on, I should try to buy goods online.
　　太好了，我也应该尝试着在网上购物了。
　　B:It's really a good idea.
　　真是个不错的主意。
　　1.a piece of cake 非常容易的事情
　　The exam paper was a piece of cake.
　　爸爸吃完最后的一片蛋糕。
　　Learning English is a piece of cake.
　　学英语简直是小菜一碟。
　　Once I've done that, it's a piece of cake.
　　一旦你做到了这一点，接下来的事情就是小菜一碟。
　　2.time-consuming adj. 耗时的；旷日持久的
　　School is the second time-consuming activity for children.
　　上学是孩子们第二项最耗时的活动。
　　This operation is relatively 1 time-consuming in die cutting.
　　这个工序是模切中相对耗时的部分。
　　But that is technically 2 difficult, and hugely time-consuming.
　　但这在技术上很困难，并且极为耗时。
　　3.as far as adv. 至于，直到，远到；就……而言
　　Mega-deficits as far as the eye can see are bad politics.
　　在可以预见的未来就出现巨额赤字从政治上说不是好事。
　　Drag the casualty backward only as far as necessary for his/her safety.
　　用尽可能使他/她安全的速度向后拖曳伤员。
　　After all, as far as its logic 3 goes, his position is perfectly 4 defensible.
　　毕竟，就其逻辑而言，他的立场是完全站得住脚的。