The examples of Virtual Vineyards, Amazon.com, and other pioneers show that a web site selling the right kind of products with the right mix of interactivity, hospitality, and security wil attract online customers. (1999 T2)
pioneer: someone who is important in the early development of something, and whose work and ideas are later developed by other people
hospitality
: friendly behaviour towards visitors
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时代一直在发展，关键是你有预测时代发展方向的能力吗？
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我也在想。 Looking back 10 or 20 years from now， I really wonder why I haven't bought two or three more houses on mortgage.
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这篇小短文回顾了一些网络商业的发展过程。文章的结尾是这样一个句子: People looking back 5 or 10 years from now may well wonder why so few companies took the online plunge.