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　　Topic 15: Nowadays people can carry out tasks such as shopping and banking even business transactions without meeting each other face to face. What are the effects on individuals and the society?

　　本題不是討論網絡的優缺點，而是討論其正面和負面的影響。因此，僅僅討論網絡購物和網 絡商務的優點和缺點是不足夠和不確切的,需要針對這些特點討論所產生的社會影響。

　　正面的影晌：

　　? 提高效率;

　　? 網絡紿人們提供大量信息，增加人們的知識;

　　? 喊少交通工具的使用(rely less on private or public transport),從而減少汽車廢氣的排放(lead to a drop in the carbon footprint)

　　負面的影響：

　　? 人與人之間的交流減少,人們只關心自己的生活方式(concerned about one's own way of life)，導致形成以個體為中心的社會(an insular society develops and forms);

　　? 人們習慣于不運動的生活方式(inactive lifestyle),甚至過起隱居的生活(live a reclusive life),過分依賴因特網做其他事情(rely excessively on the Internet for running errands)。

　　范文

　　With the wide use of the Internet， the way people conduct business and live their lives has vastly changed. Many businesses have websites that allow people to conduct business, execute deals and finish transactions online, as an alternative to a lengthy commute. Although people are thus free from the constraints of geography and time, there are some consequences of this trend that demand attention.

　　Supposedly, with Internet access, people are able to perform transactions and to do shopping without leaving home, but meanwhile they have to pay a heavy price for it. One of the most negative aspects is, for instance, that it alters their social behaviours and habits. For many people, to spend part of the day on the Internet is quite normal. It can be expected that being addicted to Internet use, most of home telecommuters or Internet users will become socially isolated. Poor social life and feelings of loneliness are those problems that are very often found among heavy users.

　　It is also likely that people have become increasingly accustomed to living in a world that appreciates convenience and inactivity and they do not want to evade those maxims. It gives explanation of why the sedentary lifestyle is now prevailing and why people spend little time on leisure or recreational activities. Time has been spent in front of the computer or Internet. The net result is that they suffer serious loss of vision, back pain and obesity. It is true that many people finally end up with struggling with deteriorating health.

　　Despite the negative effects, the Internet has its positive implications to the well-being of society. Online shoppers are able to seek out the lowest prices for items or services. Manufacturers, therefore, have to improve product quality and lower price levels in an effort to win the favour of consumers and secure a stable market share. Telecommuting-working at home using a computer is a solution to traffic congestion, the urban air pollution and petrol use.

　　As outlined above, people's growing obsession with Internet use, such as online shopping or banking, has both immediate and long-term impacts on health, social involvement, lifestyles and emotional well-being. Although it is of great value from a net surfer's perspective, people should step up efforts to minimize the negative effects.

　　近義詞表

　　1. alternative=replacement= substitute:另一種選擇，替代品

　　2. supposedly=theoretically=purportedly:理論上地，假想地

　　3. price=penalty:代價，付出 .

　　4. telecommuter=teleworker:在家通過使用電腦、傳真和因特網工作的人

　　5. social life=spending time with friends and other people;社會生活

　　6. inactivity=idleness=immobility=indolence=sluggishness;懶惰，很少運動的生活方式

　　7. maxim=rule=principle=tenet=guideline=motto=dictum=axiom=truism:格言，定律

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