《货代英语》辅导：在线企业和电子商务(2)
来源：网络 发布时间：2010-11-02
二、在线企业与电子商务对企业的影响
英文原文：E-business and e-commerce have increased the speed and ease of business transactions and, as a result, competition is intense. Business must adjust constantly to new technologies, integrate newer and faster systems and meet the needs of people around the world. Inventories are no longer kept in preparation for orders; rather, products are prepared specifically for consumers.
注释：ease: 容易，轻松 business transaction: 商业交易 as a result: 结果 intense: 强烈的, 剧烈的, 激烈的 adjust to: 适应，调节 constantly: 经常地，不断地 technology: 技术，科技 integrate: 结合，整合，使成整体 around the world: 全世界 inventory: 库存 no longer: 不再 preparation: 准备，预备 rather: 宁愿，宁可 consumer: 消费者，用户
中文意思：在线企业和电子商务加速并简化了商业交易，从而使竞争变得更为激烈。企业必须不断适应新的技术，整合更新更快的系统以满足全世界人民的需要。企业不再保留库存以备订货，而是生产相应产品以满足顾客特定需求。
英文原文：Good employees are hard to find and even harder to keep. Competing entities must now collaborate to survive, and must realize that customers do not have far to go to buy from the next available vendor.
注释：employee: 雇员，员工 competing: 竞争的 entity: 实体，企业 collaborate: 合作，协作 survive: 幸免于, 幸存, 生还 realize: 认识到，了解，实现 available：可用到的, 可利用的, 有用的
中文意思：企业能找到好的员工很难但是能留住他们就更难。竞争企业必须通过合作才能幸存，他们必须认识到客户不用走多远就可以在下一个卖主那里买到东西。
