Directions

　　Write an essay based on the following chart in your writing, you should

　　1)interpret the chart, and

　　2)give your comments

　　You should write about 150 words.

　　The column chart above illustrates the online shopping transactions and the growth rate in China from 2001 to 2008. During the period, there was a dramatic increase from 0.6 billion in 2001 to 125 billion in 2008 in the transaction. Meanwhile, the growth rate decreased from 200% to 110.4 percent, a decline of about 90%.

　　While online shopping is not without its risks, it offers an excellent alternative to traditional shopping for people. The first reason that e-shopping is so appealing is its relative ease and convenience. For conscientious students with hectic schedules, purchasing items on eBay or Taobao.com is an excellent way to free up valuable time for their studies. The second advantage of online shopping is that it is available 24/7. Being able to shop at any and all hours of the day is not only conducive to the late nights associated with the modern lifestyle, but also means that people no longer have to plan their activities around stores’ opening hours.

　　Despite the advantages to peoples of making purchases online, there are also a few caveats that young people should bear in mind. Firstly, the speed and convenience of e-shopping many encourage frivolous or unnecessary spending by inducing people to buy more than they had initially intended. Secondly, there is a chance that those people who are already introverted may become even more alienated from the outside world.

　　參考譯文

　　上述柱狀圖揭示了2001至2008年中國網購交易額和增長率。在此期間，在交易額方面，從2001年的6億元急劇增長到2008年的1250億元。同時，增長率從200%下降到110.4%，下降了90%。

　　盡管網上購物并非零風險，但它相對于傳統的購物方式，為人們提供了一個極好的選擇。網上購物如此吸引人們的第一個原因就是，它相對地容易和方便。對于有繁忙時間表的細心同學而言，在易趣和淘寶網上購物是一個非常好的方式，可以省下很多學習時間。網購的第二個好處就是購物沒有任何時間限制。在一天任何時候都可以買東西，不但對有晚睡習慣的人們有好處，而且也意味著人們不再必須按照商店營業時間來計劃自己的活動了。

　　盡管人們在網上購物有很多好處，但年輕人也應該在心里記住幾點忠告。首先，網購的快速和方便也常誘導人們很輕率地購買比預計要多得多的不需要的東西。其次，那些本來內向的人們甚至會與外面的世界更加疏遠。

　　亮點詞匯

　　column chart柱狀圖 above上述 illustrate揭示 transaction交易額 growth rate增長率 during the period在此期間 dramatic急劇的 meanwhile同時 percent百分比 decline下降 while盡管 without its risk零風險 offer提供 excellent極好的 alternative選擇 traditional傳統的 e-shopping網上購物 appealing吸引人的 relative相對 ease容易 convenience方便 conscientious細心的 hectic繁忙的 schedule時間表 purchase購買 item物品 eBay易趣網 free up節省 valuable珍貴的 available可獲得的 is conducive to有好處 late nights晚睡modern lifestyle現代生活 mean意味著 activity活動 opening hour營業時間 make purchase購物 caveat忠告 speed速度 encourage鼓勵 frivolous輕佻的 unnecessary不需要的 spending花費 induce誘導 initially本來 intend計劃 introverted內向的 alienated疏遠的 outside world外部世界

　　道長點評

　　國內考試寫作部分已多次考察與“網絡”相關的話題，分別是2007年英語專業四級真題“Is It Wise to Make Friends Online”(是否應該網上交友)，2009年考研寫作真題“網絡的近與遠”，2011年6月四級寫作真題“Online Shopping”和2012年6月六級寫作真題“The Impact of the Internet on Interpersonal Communication”。

　　佳句拓展

　　The third and perhaps biggest draw of e-shopping is that it allows students to find the cheapest possible price at the click of a button.第三個也是最大的誘人之處在于，網購允許人們只要點下按鈕就可以找到最便宜的可能售價。

　　Since the 1990s, however, young people in mounting numbers have turned to the net to acquire a range of student essentials from reference book and writing utensils to clothing and electronics.然而自從20世紀90年代開始，越來越多的年輕人開始在網上購買一定品種的學生必需品——從參考書、文具到衣服、電子產品。

　　If taken to an extreme, online shopping may cause shy or reserved students to live even more reclusive lifestyles, to the detriment of both their social and physical well-being.更極端地，網上購物也許會讓害羞或矜持的學生以更加封閉的方式生活，這對他們的人際交往與身心健康都有害處。

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