英语口语话题：团购

时间：2011-05-28 08:42:17

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A new method of consumption—group purchasing—is increasingly catching² people’s attention. Reportedly, the sales volume for the whole year of 2010 was around 2 billion yuan, after meituan.com unveiled the country’s first group-buying website in March that year. According to a recent industry report, China’s online group purchase market is expected to reach 16.5 billion yuan in 2011, accounting³ for about one percent of all online retail⁴ sales.

Questions :
1. Have you tried group purchasing?
2. Do you like this new method of consumption? You may illustrate⁵ your opinion with examples.
3. What’re the pros⁶ and cons¹ of online group purchasing? Can you predict the prospects⁷ of this emerging business model?

Answer for Reference:

For many Chinese people, especially experienced young online buyers, group purchasing makes it easy to find bargains. There has been an ever-growing popularity in group-buying websites. There are many reasons which can account for this phenomenon. Firstly, group-buying websites usually offer incredibly low prices and appealing discounts on a daily basis. Confronted with the nation’s rising prices, they seem to meet the satisfaction of young buyers without much money. Secondly⁸, online group-buying means convenience and efficiency for time-starved consumers. Thirdly, retailers⁹ treasure such a business model of meeting a large number of potential buyers every day without huge advertising¹⁰ cost.

As a matter of fact, I’ve never tried group purchasing myself. However, seeing many of my friends happy with the products and services they group-purchased, I’ve made up my mind to give it a shot.

Pros of online group purchasing are obvious, while there’re some cons which cannot be avoided. We’ve all heard of complaints about poor quality of products, disparity between the services received and advertised. It’s still a new business model to most people in China. With regulations to be enacted¹¹ and supervision¹² to be strengthened, I’m convinced that it will thrive in the days to come.

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1 cons
n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 catching
adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住
参考例句：
There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。 Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

3 accounting
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
参考例句：
A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。 There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

4 retail
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
参考例句：
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。

5 illustrate
v.举例说明，阐明；图解，加插图
参考例句：
The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。 This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。

6 pros
abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物
参考例句：
The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 prospects
n.希望，前途(恒为复数)
参考例句：
There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。 They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

8 secondly
adv.第二，其次
参考例句：
Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。 Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

9 retailers
零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )
参考例句：
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。

10 advertising
n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的
参考例句：
Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗? The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

11 enacted
制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律 Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

12 supervision
n.监督，管理
参考例句：
The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。 The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。