VOA慢速英语:E-Commerce Challenges Traditional Stores

1. Online sales now represent as much as one-tenth of all retail sales in the United States.

as much as 差不多；足
例句：She worked in with them as much as possible.
她尽可能地与他们协作。

2. “I find that, by being able to go online and choose the things that I need to choose, and have them delivered to me right at my doorstep, I eliminate all the driving, all the crowds, all the noise of that, and I usually get a better selection.”

be able to 能够
例句：We'll be able to smooth away these difficulties.
我们能够克服这些困难。

3. There are a lot of people like her.

a lot of 许多
例句：What happened? We heard a lot of yelling.
发生了什么事？我们听到许多争吵声。

4. He also says some stores can please customers by offering to set up or repair electronic products.

set up 建立
例句：What if we set up a foundation?
如果我们建立一个基金呢?

5. Bill Martin is the founder of ShopperTrak. His business helps stores learn about their customers.

learn about 学习
例句：She can learn about chinese history.
她能学习到中国历史。

6. There is still a lot of emotion in the buying decision, you know, that takes place.

take place 发生
例句：Where were you? Where did it take place?
你当时在哪儿?在哪儿发生的?

7. While e-commerce worries some business owners, the only worry for delivery services like FedEx and UPS is keeping up with the number of packages.

keep up with 跟上
例句：Hurry up, you'd better keep up with us.
快点，你最好跟上我们。