1、Text C Five Tips&Tricks for Effective Online Shopping At the dawn of the new millennium,e-commerce or online shopping has gained momentum in America and elsewhere in the world with more and more people buying and selling online.According to Forrester Research the numbers are increasing at the rate o
2、f 2%to 2.5%per annum and 40%of households are using coupons for online shopping.This is primarily because online shopping offers more discount and savings compared to traditional stores,which are burdened with costs of employees,rent and insurance.If you have not shopped online,try it!You will be am
3、azed at how convenient it is.Online shopping lets you buy products from all over the world,from London to Paris.However,we recommend that you use the following tips for effective online shopping and remember:save money with online shopping.Text C First,do not go with the most popular auction sites b
4、ecause you may end up paying too much.Some of the auction sites have become saturated with both buyers and sellers.Companies using these sites quickly see an opportunity to add additional costs to your purchase.Along with the products,the online marketplace is flooded with enough people who make you
5、 spend hundreds of extra dollars for items you find in local malls.For alert shoppers,this is not the ideal place.So please be careful.Second,very important,never pay retail prices.Lets imagine you are looking for ipod(a type of MP3 players turned out by Apple).Do you want to pay the price that Appl
6、e is offering?Of course not.But what should you do?Spend some time in Google and just type ipod coupons.Go through the top ten to twenty results,you can take it for granted that you will find many listings offering significant discounts for the same product.Or sometimes just filling out a survey or
7、signing up an email list,you will get additional savings;perhaps you can even get the product free of charge.Text C Third,avoid buying a new product in craze or fashion which always excites us.Sometimes it is difficult to resist the temptation and we end up buying at a local mall spending more money
8、.If only you can resist that temptation and wait for two to five days you will get the same product at a much lower rate.Try to remain calm till your shipping comes via UPS!Fourth,extra care needs to be taken for excessive shipping charges for retailers cut the price of the product and add it to the
9、 shipping costs.Be sure to check the final cost so that you do not have to pay any additional charges.Better still,find a product with free shipping.Sometimes the shipping costs can be higher than the cost of your actual purchase.Last but not least,do look for online coupons.Have you ever heard of s
10、uch online coupon websites that provide discount and promotion codes to most of the Internet stores?These websites provide the latest discount offers arranged by category or store,making it easier for you to find what you want.This helps you to get a good deal find free shipping offers,as listed in
11、the fourth tip.Take precautions to check for a coupon code prior to making an Internet purchase,however.millennium n.a period of one thousand years 一千年；千禧年 The second half of the third millennium BC saw the introduction of the first metalworking into Britain.The name,New Millennium,refers to the new
12、 period of a thousand years which started in the year 2000.e-commerce n.buying and selling goods on the Internet 电子商务 E-commerce usually refers to the trading of goods and services over the Internet.One kind of e-commerce is online ticket and hotel reservation.momentum n.progress or development that
13、 is becoming faster or stronger 冲力；势头 The campaign for reform should start to gather momentum in the new year.Governments often lose momentum in their second term of office.annum n.year 年 Additional labor costs in respect of the central production unit are estimated at 12,000 per annum.It is general
14、ly agreed that the conference market is growing by approximately 10 per cent per annum.coupon n.a piece of paper that allows one to buy sth.at a reduced price 优惠券 The coupon entitles you to 10 cents off your next purchase.Ive kept the special coupon from the box of washing powder,so that I can get m
15、y next box cheaper.primarily adv.chiefly;mainly 主要地；根本上 The food advertisement is aimed primarily at small children.For many centuries it was primarily through church choirs that formal education was available to boys.burden v.create a problem or serious responsibility for someone 加负担于；使麻烦 I hate to
16、 burden my parents with the tuition and fees of my college education.Mexico is burdened by a rapidly growing population.amaze v.affect with great surprise;astonish 使惊异；吃惊 Dave amazed his friends by suddenly getting married.The young teachers extensive knowledge amazes me.auction n.a public occasion when things are sold to the people who offer the most money for them 拍卖 The old house was sold at auction at a suprising high rice.This week 14 of his paintings were put up for auction.site n.the plac
