听力背景知识50篇:6.Online Shopping

听力背景知识50篇:6.Online Shopping

2014-11-30    01'07''

主播: 英语下午茶

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6.Online Shopping 网上购物 [00:02.65]With only two weeks to go before Christmas, [00:05.81]buying presents is a high priority for a lot of people. [00:09.63]However, this year not so many people are leaving their homes [00:13.95]to browse around the shops. [00:15.80]These days lots of people can do their shopping [00:18.96]in the comfort of their own home [00:21.05]with the help of the internet. [00:23.13]Online shopping is becoming more and more popular [00:27.06]for a number of reasons; [00:28.83]prices are often lower online, [00:31.47]you don't have to queue up in busy shops [00:34.06]and you can buy almost any product imaginable [00:37.07]with just a few clicks of your mouse. [00:39.30]Computer trends are often male-dominated [00:43.08]but this year women are expected to do [00:45.22]more shopping on the internet than men. [00:48.16]It seems women are now more attracted to [00:51.38]the convenience of online shopping than they used to be. [00:54.17]Average spending online this Christmas by women will rise to 240 pounds [01:01.23]compared to the slightly lower average of 233 pounds for men.