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Internet shopping is a new way of shopping. You no longer need to walk round hundreds of shops looking for the items you need. Nowadays, you can shop for just almost anything from your armchair. All you need is a computer which is linked to the Internet. Shopping on the Internet is becoming increasingly popular. In the United States, 50 percent of families have computers at home and almost one third is linked to the Internet. Americans spent over US $2.5 billion on Internet shopping in 1998. This figure is expected to increase.
People can shop for a variety of products on the Internet, such as books, CDs, clothes and food. These types of products are the most common purchases (购入品) through the Internet. Services such as booking airline tickets, reserving hotels or renting cars are also available on the Internet. You can also go shopping on the Internet for entertainment services and take part in on-line games or e-mail “chats”.
To find something on the Internet, people often use powerful computer tools called "search engines". You can search for a type of product such as sports shoes, or a brand name, such as Nike. The search engine will give you a list of websites where you can find these products. These websites may be specialist shops such as a Nike shop, or they may be general stores, called malls, which sell a variety of goods.
Internet shopping offers a number of benefits for the shopper. The most important advantage is convenience. You can shop when you like as the online shops are open 24 hours a day, and you do not have to queue with other shoppers at the check-out counters. Secondly, it is easy to find what you are looking for in the Internet. Even our-of-print books may be ordered on line. Finally, it’ is often cheaper to buy goods through the Internet, and you can tell the shop exactly what you want.
The main disadvantage of Internet is that you can’t actually see the products you are buying or check their quality. Also, many people enjoy shopping in the city and miss the chance to talk to friends. Some people are worried about paying for goods using credit cards, so Internet companies are now finding ways to make on-line payment safe.
Internet shopping is sure to become more and more popular in the years ahead. It promises to change the way we buy all kinds of things-from tonight’s dinner to a new car.

网上购物是购物的一种新方式。你不用再从很多家商场里面寻找你所需要的东西。现在,你只要坐在扶手椅里面,就可以买到任何东西。你所需要的东西就是一台可以上网的电脑。网上购物越来越流行了。在美国,百分之五十的家庭中有电脑,而且在这其中的几乎三分之一的电脑都可以上网。在1998年,网上购物的交易额达到了2500000000元。
人们可以从网上购买到这些东西:书,CD,衣服和食物等。这些种类的产品是网上最流行的购入品。有一些比如订购机票、旅馆、以及租车等等服务也可以从网上得到。你也可以在网上娱乐、玩在线游戏还有用电子邮件交流。
人们通常用一些从网上搜索东西的强悍工具--搜索引擎来找他们想要的东西。你可以用它查找某种运动鞋,或某种品牌,比如耐克。搜索引擎会给你一个结果的列表,这些结果有可能是一些专门的商店,比如耐克商店,或者卖各种产品的商场。
第一,网上购物会让利,而且它的最大优点就是方便。你可以在任何时间逛网上的超市,而且不会需要跟其他消费者一起排队等候。第二,你会很方便的从网上找到你所需要的东西,甚至很多书籍都可以从网上找到,非常简单。最后,网上购物通常比在现实中购物要便宜,而且你可以准确地告诉商店你想要什么。
不过,网上购物最大的缺点就是你不能看到真实的货物,也不能检查他们的质量如何。而且,很多人喜欢在现实中购物。很多人担心信用卡的使用问题,所以网络银行现在正在寻找一种在线的安全支付方式。
网上购物一定会在将来越来越流行的,他将会改变我们买的每一件东西的方法--从买一份晚餐到买一辆新的汽车。
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第1个回答  2007-11-07
网上购物正在成为一种新的购物方式,你不再需要走很远的才能买到你想要的东西.现在,你只要坐在你家的扶手椅就能够买到几乎所有你想要买的东西.唯一你需要做的事就是拥有一台能够连接到英特网的电脑,在网上购物正在变得日益普及. 在美国,50%的家庭里都会拥有电脑,其中差不多3分之1的电脑都是已经联上网了的,在1988通过网络进行的商品交易额就已经达到了2.5兆.而且这个数字仍然在不断的增长.