As can be seen from the above bar chart,the turnover of annual global electronic commerce is increasing gradually during thepast 15 years. In 1997, it is almost 2 billion dollars,while the number reached90 billion in 2005. By 2011, the number jumped dramatically to 300 billion dollars, 150 times that of 1997.
从以上柱状图可以看出，在过去15年中，全球电子商务年成交额逐年增长。1997年，全球电子商务成交额约为20亿美元，而2005年这一数据增长到了900亿美元。到2011年，这一数字跳涨到3000亿美元，是1997年的150倍。
Why is electronic commerce booming nowadays? Several causes contribute to this phenomenon. Above all, the availability of computers is the foremostcause andthe rapid development of information technology enables everybody to have access to computers and the Internet. Nowadays, the Internet is no longer strange to common people. What is more, the Internet technology is becoming increasingly mature. People who at first do not trust business transactions on the Internet now become convinced that doing business online is extremely convenient and effective. Last but not least, electronic commerce is the fastest way so far tomake transactions across far distance.It makes it possible to do business at home and it saves time and unnecessary formalities as well. That is why it is preferable totraditional commerce.
为什么当今的电子商务会蓬勃发展呢？有几个原因促成了这一现象的发生。首先，电脑的普及是最主要的原因，信息技术的迅猛发展几乎使每个人都能接触到电脑和互联网。现在，对普通人来说，互联网已不再陌生。其次，互联网技术正日趋成熟。起初对网上商业交易不信任的人，现在已开始相信电子商务极其方便又高效。最后但同样重要的是，电子商务是目前远距离交易最快的方式。电子商务使在家做生意成为可能，还节省时间和不必要的手续。这就是与传统交易方式相比，电子商务更受青睐的原因。
The booming electronic commerce undoubtedly contributes to the prosperity of world economy andit also gives birth to teleworkers, a special group of people working from home.The trend towards a promising e-commerce is inevitable. Accordingly, let's get prepared to embrace this irretrievable tendency.
快速发展的电子商务无疑有助于世界经济的繁荣，而且它还催生了teleworkers（在家上班的特殊人群）。电子商务大有前途，发展的趋势不可避免。因此，让我们准备好迎接这一不可逆转的趋势吧
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