Complaints on internet shopping rise sharply
News report says HK consumer council urges to complete laws and regulations on protecting online buyers from scammers.
The net is very convenient for online shopping, but it also provides a good and convenient platform for scammers to find victims.
Many online shoppers have unpleasant of be cheated by online shoppers. The HK Consumer Council is receiving a growing number of complaints from people who paid online but did not get the goods they expected. There were 439 such complaints last year - a 230 per cent rise from 2009.
The council wants the government to pass laws regulating the fast-growing online shopping industry and to protect consumers from scammers. There is one case complained that an overseas online shopper paid a HK$20,000 deposit for a lawnmower from a Hong Kong firm.
The lawnmower never arrived and the company vanished later. Neither the shopper nor the Consumer Council could contact the firm. The portal that hosted it refused to follow up the issue as they said they have posted exceptions clauses on the website.
The council warned online shoppers to take extra precautions before making a deal on the internet, and to avoid transactions involving large sums. It is recommended to pay through a reputable third party gateway rather than paying the seller directly.
Online shoppers should also buy things on reputable shopping sites with transaction records and ratings schemes.
Online shops can often be hard to trace and the council says it can only handle disputes that occur in Hong Kong or with Hong Kong companies. If a company is registered outside the city, it is very difficult for the council to mediate.
The council suggested that the government look into setting up stricter rules to regulate the industry.
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Cyber shopping alert as gripes soar
HK consumer council said online shopping complaints surged 230 percent to more than 400 last year.
But half of the 439 complaints involved private transactions or companies registered outside of Hong Kong and not under the control of the mediators.
In one case, a businessman canceled a Bangkok hotel booking made through an internet portal after learning the package did not include breakfast. He received confirmation of the cancellation but later found the room rate was charged to his credit card.
Such complaints are common but no follow-up action can be taken by the council since the company was registered outside Hong Kong.''
It is suggested consumers should carefully study the terms of compensation before making a transaction. The council also advised consumers to avoid online transactions involving large sums of money - even through well-known internet shopping portals - as another case revealed that vendors may fraudulently register a fake company address.
One complainant did not receive a lawnmower he ordered after depositing HK$20,000 to the designated bank account of the seller. The portal declined to mediate the dispute and consumer council can not involve in the issue as the company is not registered within HK.
There are suggests the government could make use of digital certificates for online stores and sellers that provide credit ratings for reference.
The certificate could help consumers to trace online frauds as the information provided by sellers would be verified by a trusted third party.
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常用英语口语 About Shopping 关于购物英语口语 去商场购物现在已经是很普遍的事情，很多人都知道SHopping了，足以说明英语词汇在生活中也是越来越普及了。 下面的15句英语口语专为购物一族装备的，好好练习口语吧 1. Will you go shopping with me? 你跟我去买东西吗? 2. Here's your change. 这是找你的钱。 3. I'll go to pick up some odds and ends at the store. 我 要到商店买些零碎的东西。 4. Excuse me, would you tell me where I can get some butter? 打扰一下，您能告诉我黄油在哪儿卖吗? 5. May I have a look at the watch? 我能看看这块表吗? 6. May I try it on? 我能试试吗? 7. This is too small for me. Do you have a bigger one? 这 个太小了，有大点的吗? 8. Do you have any more colors? 有别的颜色吗? 9. What's your size? 你穿多大号? 10. It suits you to a T. 特别适合你。 11. It's too expensive for me. 对于我来说太贵了。 12. Can you came down a bit? 能够再便宜点吗? 13. I'll take it. 我买了。 14. How much is it? 这卖多少钱?
英语口语话题交流范文：购物 1.Charge or debit? (Credit or debit?) 使用信用卡或是电子钱包? Charge (Credit) 指的就是一般我们说的信用卡, 信用卡使用上 很方便, 但若是没有收入又没有社会安全卡, 是很难申请到信用卡的. 而我们的提款卡 (ATM 卡) 就是 debit, 它会从你的支票户头直接扣钱. 一般来说, 只要去有刷卡的地方都会被问这个句, 刚来美国的人 常常对这句话感到莫名奇妙, 不知道这句话到底在问什么, 其实只要 了解什么是 charge 什么是 debit, 这句话就不难了解, 视你是使用 信用卡还是 ATM 卡而回答. 使用信用卡就说 charge, 使用 ATM 卡就 答 debit. 2. Cash back? 是否要找回现金? 在美国跨行提款的手续费是 $1.5, 够吓人的吧? 不过偏偏美国那 么大, 你要找到跟发卡银行同一家银行的提款机谈何容易? 那这是不 是意谓著每次去提领现金都要负担高额的手续费? 其实只要你善用 cash back 这个功能, 那情况就完全不一样了, cash back 就是说假设你买 10 块的东西, 但刷卡时你能够刷 30 元, 剩下的 20元他会拿现金 20 块找你, 如此出门就不必带著大笔的现金, 又不必负担高额的提款手续费. 缺点是有金额限制, 有些店最多可 cash back $50, 有些店只能 cash back $20. 一般的情形是只有 ATM 卡才能 cash back 的, 一般的信用卡是不行的, 但是有些特别的信用卡, 如 Discover, 也有提供 cash back 的功能. 他的优点在于不受 发卡银行提款机的限制, 我在亚特兰大拿的 ATM 卡到波士顿一样能够cash back, 而且完全不收手续费, 请大家多加利用.
1.Charge or debit? (Credit or debit?) 使用信用卡或是电子钱包? Charge (Credit) 指的就是一般我们说的信用卡, 信用卡使用上很方便, 但若是没有收入又没有社会安全卡, 是很难申请到信用卡的. 而我们的提款卡 (ATM 卡) 就是 debit, 它会从你的支票户头直接扣钱. 一般而言, 只要去有刷卡的地方都会被问这一句, 刚来美国的人常常对这句话感到莫名奇妙, 不知道这句话到底在问什么, 其实只要了解什么是charge 什么是 debit, 这句话就不难了解, 视你是使用信用卡还是 ATM 卡而回答. 使用信用卡就说 charge, 使用 ATM 卡就答 debit. 2. Cash back? 是否要找回现金? 在美国跨行提款的手续费是 $1.5, 够吓人的吧? 可是偏偏美国那么大, 你要找到跟发卡银行同一家银行的提款机谈何容易? 那这是不是意谓著每次去提领现金都要负担高额的手续费? 其实只要你善用 cash back 这个功能, 那情况就完全不一样了, cash back 就是说假设你买 10 块的东西, 但刷卡时你可以刷 30 元, 剩下的 20元他会拿现金 20 块找你, 如 此出门就不必带著大笔的现金, 又不必负担高额的提款手续费. 唯一缺点是有金额限制, 有些店最多可 cash back $50, 有些店只能 cash back $20. 一般的情形是只有 ATM 卡才能 cash back 的, 一般的信用卡是不行的, 但是有些特别的信用卡, 如 Discover, 也有提供 cash back 的功能. 他的优点在于不受发卡银行提款机的限制, 我在亚特兰大拿的ATM 卡到波士顿一样可以 cash back, 而且完全不收手续费, 请大家多加利用. 3. How are you going to pay? 你要怎么付款? 不住在美国的人, 或是刚来美国的人听到这句话一定觉得丈二金刚摸不著头脑. 其实这句话跟 Charge or debit 这句话很像, 问的就是你要用什么方式付款如信用卡(credit card) 提款卡 (debit card) 或是现金 (cash) 来付帐. 这句话在"电子情书"这部电影中曾出现过, 在男主角去女主角的书店买东西时, 店员就问男主角这句, 汤姆汉克就答: cash. 就是付现的意思了. 4. Double coupon. 双重折价卷. 我想只要在美国待过一阵子的人, 都知道利用 coupon 来省钱的道理吧! 所谓的 coupon, 就是由制造商所发行的一种折价卷, 如 Save 50c 的 coupon (折价卷)可以让你在结帐时少付 50c, 然后再由这些商店拿著这些 coupon 去跟制造商换钱.
Study English (1.1) A: Oh, hey, you look so worried, what's wrong? B: Um... Well, in fact, it's about my English. A: English? Is there something wrong with your English? B: Yes.Although I am always working hard in my English. I can't get a good mark in the test. A: That's why you are so upset? B: I think so. A: Well, guy, could you listen to my opinions? B: Of course. A: First, you should be absorbed in the class and summarize the main point what the teacher says... B:Yes,I do,But sometimes I can't keep up with teacher, A: Hey, listen to me.You don't need to write down all the things.When you are listening,just write down the long point and only the important parts. B:OK, and what? A:Secondly, you must be abiding and as soon as you meet a problem, go ahead to have the teacher to solve.Only if you do this, you can make it. B: Oh, I will take it from now on and thank you very much. A: That's all right. Likes and dislikes (1.3) A: Do you have any hobbies?What are they? B: I'm interested in reading or other relaxing sports. A: How do you spend your spare time? B: I usually read some books or do so some sports. A: What kind of book you are interested in? B: My favorite books are those of detectives. A: Well, those books are really good.I like them too.Do you think you are introverted or extroverted? B: In fact, I wouldn't call myself extroverted. Sometime I enjoy being by myself very much. But other times, I like sharing activities with others too, especially during these past few years. A: What kind of sports do you like? B: I like almost all sports, and I enjoy both playing and watching.I specially like tennis and mountain climbing. A: What kind of personality do you think you have? B: Well, I approach things very enthusiastically. I reckon, and I don't like to leave anything half-done. It makes me nervous—I can't concentrate on anything else until the first thing is finished. A:Really?Maybe I should learn from you. Oh, I remember I have something to do after a while, so I must say goodbye to you. B:OK, see you next time.
日常购物英语口语对话带翻译 随着世界全球化、一体化趋势的发展，英语教学和学习变得越来越重要。小编整理了日常购物英语口语对话带翻译，欢迎阅读! 日常购物英语口语对话带翻译篇一A：Excuse me... 打扰一下... B：Yes, sir. How may I be of service? 是的,先生,需要什么服务吗? A：I would like to return this item... Are refunds allowed? 我想把这个东西推掉...可以退款吗? B：Certainly. The customer is always right, we are here to serve you. Is there a reason that you would like to return it? Did you have problems with our product or services? 当然可以.顾客总是对的,我们随时为您服务.为什么要退掉?您对我们的产品和服务有什么问题吗? A：No, no... It was just the wrong size. 不,不是的...只是大小不合适. B：Would you be interested in an exchange as opposed to a refund? I think I can help you to find the appropriate size. 那你想调换一下还是要退款?我想我能帮你找到合适的尺寸. A：No. I would rather just return it. 不用了.我还是想退掉.
Topics for Oral test 1. Which great leader do you admire most? What qualities did/does he/she have? bill gates 2. Which do you cherish more, your friendship with a good friend or your romantic relationship? obviously, friend is easy to make, but lover is kind of hard to seek for. Since relationship between friends might be not that close compared to romantic relationship, I will probably take it serious and cherish this sweet relationship. Also, I believe that my friends will support me and our relationship won’t be tense and freezing because of this. As the Chinese saying goes, once you got a boyfriend or a girlfriend, you may leave your friends out of your mind. I partly agree this, and when I fall in love, especially at the very beginning, I think I will cherish it more than friendship. 3. What factors would you consider first if you were to find a job (even a part-time job)? I will first consider whether this company and the offered position is high potential. I think high potential is a quality that is vital for the company’s future development and its personnel’s self improvement. Every one need a room to promote and realize one’s self-value. Another factor I concern is—its location. I’d like to work and live in big cities because big cities offer so many opportunities and a higher salary while small cities can’t. 4. Whom do you usually turn to when in trouble, vour parents or your friends? They know me better than anyone else and their vision is wide, their thoughts are mature.
校园英语口语对话：购物求打折 校园附近逛小店，你想买到便宜又实用的商品吗？先来学学和店主讨价还价吧！ 1. hey, don't try to rip me off. i know what this is worth. 别想宰我，我识货。 买东西最担心被宰，所以不管是不是被宰了，行家都要先造出声势，用这句话镇住卖家。“ rip someone off ”意为某商店或商贩企图宰它的顾客。 如：“ the shop tried to rip me off, but i taught them a good lesson. ”（那个商店企图宰我，结果让我教训了一顿）。 如果真的被狠宰了一下，你当然还能够说，“ i was ripped off .”或者“ i was cleaned out”。 2. can you give me a little deal on this? 这能卖得便宜一点吗？ can you give me this for cheaper? 能便宜一点给我吗？ 你要注意的是这样的问题一般只在“market”（市场）这些地方问，像“ shopping mall”（购物中心），“supermarket”（超市）和“department store”（百货商场）里说这样的话，就不太合适，因为除了大型商品，一般物品是不打折的。 3. is there any discount on bulk purchases? 我多买些能打折吗？
give me a discount. 给我打个折吧。 “bulk purchases”就是“大量地购买”，等于“buy something in bulk”。 “ discount ”是折扣的意思。平时在商店里常出现的表示打折的牌子是“ on sale ”。 专门卖廉价物品的商店叫“ bargain store ”，店里卖廉价商品的柜台能够叫做“ bargain counter ”。
Data Bank of Oral English Unit 1 Campus life https://www.doczj.com/doc/f0214284.html,eful Sentences: 1.Greetings: ●Good morning/ afternoon/ evening. ●How are you doing?/ How’s everything?/ How’s going?/ How are you getting on these days? ●Fine, thank you./ Pretty good./ So-so./ It’s good. / Everything’s all right. ●Haven’t seen you for ages/ for some time. How’s everything? ●Just fine. ●Glad to meet you./ How nice to meet you!/ What a pleasant surprise! 2.Introduction: ●May I introduce myself? ●Excuse me, I don’t think we’ve met. My name’s … ●My name’s David. I study in English Department. ●By the way, do you know each other? James Martin, Susan Smith. ●I want you to meet my friend, James Martin. ●Allow me to introduce James Martin. 3.In the library ●I’d like to apply for a library card.
我们去(商店)逛逛吧! Let's go window-shopping. I'm flat broke. (我身无分文。) Let's go window-shopping anyway. (不管怎么说，我们去逛逛吧。) Why don't we go window-shopping? Shall we go window-shopping? (去逛商店吗?) 人多得要命! What a crowd! It's so crowded! What a big crowd! 商店几点开门? When does the store open? When does the store open? (商店几点开门?) It's closed today. (今天休息。) When do you open? What time do you open? How soon does it open? What time does the store open? When do the doors open? 商店几点关门? When does the store close? When does the store close? (商店几点关门?) We close at seven. (7点。) What time does the store close? When is closing time? (几点打烊?) 我们11点才开门呢。 We won't open until eleven. We won't open until eleven. (11点才开门。) That late? (那么晚?) It opens at eleven. (11点开门。) From eleven. (11点开始。) Our business hours begin at eleven. (我们11点开始上班。) 卖鞋的专柜在哪儿呀? Where's the shoe department? Where's the shoe department? (卖鞋的专柜在哪儿呀?) I'm lost, too. (我也糊涂了。) *department store “商场”。 Where can I find the shoe department? Where is the shoe department located? 在3楼。 It's on the third floor. *on the...floor是“(楼的)……层”。美国的1楼是the first floor，2层是the second floor。英国的1楼是“the ground floor”,2楼是“the first floor”，两种说法相差1层，所以要注意。 是往下? Going down? *乘坐电梯时向对方询问“是下楼吗?”，如果问“是上楼吗?”可说Going up?。
购物常用的英语口语情景对话【购物常用的英语口语情景对话】 A： Good morning! What can I do for you? 早上好!有什么我能够为您做的吗? B： Just looking. 我仅仅看看。 A： OK! Go ahead . 好的，请随便看。 A： Good afternoon! May I help you? 下午好，我能够帮到你吗? B： Do you have diamond ring? 你们有钻石戒指吗? A： Yes, we have. 是的，我们有。 A： Please show me this one! 请把这个拿给我看一下。 B： Ok, here you are. 好的，给您。 A： How much? 多少钱?
B： 2000. 2000元 A： It's too expensive. Do you have discount? 这太贵了，你们有打折吗? B： 20% off. 八折。 A： Can you come down a bit? 能够再便宜一点吗? B： Sorry! We have only one price. 抱歉，我们是不讲价的。 A： How about this one? Do you like it? 这个怎么样?你喜欢吗? B： Ok, Take it. 好的，我买了。 A： Cash or card? 现金还是刷卡? B： International Credit Card. 国际信用卡。 A： Do you have passport? 你带护照了吗? B： Yes. Where do I pay?
大学英语口语考试话题：MoreTopics More Topics 1. Please talk about the importance of time. What’s your view on it? 2. Green food is now becoming more and more popular. Do you know why? And can you say something about the changes in people’s diet nowadays? 3. Your best friend’s sister is going to marry an American, and you two talk about the marriage across nations. 4. Finding a job, further study or going abroad, which will you choose and how do you prepare to achieve the goal? 5. You find your best friend is smoking, and you want to stop him /her, so you talk with him /her about the harm of smoking and try to persuade him /her to quit smoking. 6. “The thinner, the better?” You are free to exchange your views on beauty. 7. How would you like to get rid of your stress in daily life? Please share your experiences with your partner. 8. Live to work or live to enjoy? You are required to present your opinions to your partner. 9. How do you understand “Green Olympics”, what do you think is our duty to achieve this goal? 10. Campus marriage： good or bad?
【篇一】超市购物常用的英语口语对话 贝蒂: Here, take one of these trolleys. What do you want exactly? 这儿.来推一辆手推车。你都想买些什么啊? 琼: I`m looking for things to stuff dumplings and spring rolls with; I also need some soy sauce and vinegar. Oh, and some lichens or honeydew melon. 我想买一些水饺和春卷馅。还想买酱和醋。哦，回去路上还想买点儿荔枝和蜜瓜。 贝蒂: The fruit and vegetables are over there. 蔬菜和水果在那边。 琼: Capsicums, eggplants, coconuts, pineapples? They do have everything! Look at the price for these bean sprouts-65 pence a pound. Now, that is expensive. 辣椒.茄子.椰子.菠萝--这里的东西很全阿!看看这些豆芽的价格-每磅要 65美分.这太贵了。 贝蒂: You`d probably get them cheaper in Sohu. But that`s a long way to go just to buy vegetables. 如果你去Sohu的话可能会便宜一些.但只是为了买蔬菜要跑很远。 琼: Where do I pay? 在哪儿付钱? 贝蒂: Just put what you want in the trolley. We pay at the checkout. What else do you need? 只需把你想要的放在车里就行了。在外面的收银台结账.你还需要什么? 琼: Over there. 那边看看。 【篇二】超市购物的英语口语句型
A：As a new shopping way, online shopping is not only convenient but also helpful for people. Why do I think so? On the one hand, online shopping doesn’t need you to pour a lot of time and energy into buying things. If you go shopping in this way, you will spend a few minutes in choosing the things that you need online instead of going out. Nowadays, we are busy studying as well as working, so that we have less time to go out for shopping. Moreover, online shopping doesn’t need us to get the things in person. On the other hand, online stores can provide various goods to satisfy our endless need. Besides, we can save much money by online shopping. B：Undoubtedly, online shopping has brought us many conveniences. Yet its potential dangers to us could not be ignored. One possible risk is that we might not get the exact product we want because the information provided might not be enough or reliable. For a simple example, a student who wants to buy a pair of shoes might end up getting a pair with desired style but unfit sizes. After all, we have to try ourselves when buying clothes or shoes. Moreover, if we do not pay attention to the credibility of online stores, we might get cheated. Besides, some shops on the Internet are dishonest and they would not deliver the goods after paying. And if this situation happens, the consumers would find nowhere to complain and never pull out the money any longer. Personal information leakage is another danger. Whenever users purchase a product, they are required to put in their personal information including name, address, telephone number, payment passwords and so on. If the website is not secure, customers’ information can be accessible to anyone who knows how to obtain it. C：I am agreeing with ‘A’ point, For example, shopping on the internet can save students a great deal of time on the way between home and store，so they would be able to concentrate more time and energy on their academic work. Instead of going one shop to another, people can choose and buy all kinds of commodities they like as long as they click the mouse gently. This is not only a better choice for the old who do not have enough energy to go outside but also a great convenience for those who have no time to go shopping in person. In addition, consumers have more choices and can do some comparison when they are shopping on the Internet. They can glance over various commodities in all shapes, sizes and colors and decided to buy or not. And you need n’t take cash with you, as for me, I don’t like take cash very much. Furthermore, online shopping has made a great contribution to the development of express delivery industry. D：You say that online shopping can save time; now let us calculate the time for you. Since we decide buy a commodity, we have to squat in front of a computer comparing a shop to another, because different shops have different prices and reputations, and we don’t want to be cheated. This process will cost a lot of time unavoidably. After we have selected one shop, we then have to consult about the item number and bargain with the manager. More seriously, we have to wait for some time lag which is uncertain before the goods arrive. When we wait for the goods, we have to pay attention to the phone from the delivery courier com panies, if we don’t want to miss it. Thus we also have to bear some psychological costs. It also costs time invisibly that we reject the goods which are not satisfying. The quality of goods is uneven，select the satisfying goods what you need waste a lot of time. Thanks to the convenience of online shopping, more and more people are unwilling to go outside, and it is not good for the development of our society.
英语口语话题-商店及购物shopping 商店及购物shopping (涉及单词:商店种类，商品。不规则动词变化) 过去时:联系将来时 1. When did you go shopping last time? / what’s the last time for you to go shopping?\ Tell me something about your last shopping experience?\ How is your last shopping experience? I went shopping with my mother last weekend in Carrefour\ Walmart\.... It was very large and tidy, and there were a lot of people. My mother bought some household goods\ cleaning products and fruits there. And I bought some stationary and snacks there. We enjoyed a good time there. 2. Where did you go shopping last time? With whom?(同上) 3. How did you get there? Why you chose it? We went there by car, because Walmart\Carrefour is a little bit far from my home. Taking a car is faster than taking a bus. And it is more comfortable and convenient. We often go there by car. We went there on foot, because it was not far from my home and it just took us 5ms to get there. It was very convenient for us to shopping there. 4. How long / how much time / how many hours did it take you to get there? It took us nearly 15ms to get there by car.
英语口语-SHOPPING 购物 Reception 接待 1. Do you find anything you like? 你找到你喜欢的吗? 2. What can I do for you? 你要些什么? 3. Can I help you? 我能帮你吗?(需要些什么?) 4. Are you being helped?/Are you being served? 你需要帮忙吗? 5. Is there anybody waiting on you? 有人招呼你吗? Choosing and buying选择与购买 Choosing 选择 1. I want a pair of shoes/a jacket. 我想买一双鞋／一件夹克。 2. I'd like to see some towels. 我想看看毛巾。 3. Show me that one, please.请把那个给我看看。 4. Let me have a look at this watch. 把这只表让我看看。 5. Would you show me this cup? 你能把这只杯子让我看一下吗? 6. I'm interested in this new type of car. 我对这款新车很有兴趣。 7. I'm just looking, thanks. 我只是看看，谢谢。 8. I'd like to have a look if you don't mind. 如果不介意，我想看一下。 An attempt 试穿 1. Could you try it on please? How is it? 请试穿看看好吗?如何? 2. I like this one. May I try it on? 我喜欢这一种。我能试穿吗? Inquiry 询问 1. Do you have any on sale? 你们有什么特卖品吗? 2. Do you carry hundred percent cotton pants?