英语作文《网上购物》

WhenyouareinUSAafteralittlewhile,youcanfeelthattheInternethasdeepimpactonpeople'sdailylife.Itexistseverywhereinthesociety.Banks,shoppingcenters,supermarkets,chainstoresallhavetheirownwebsites.Theynotonlyprovideyoumuchinformation,butalsosupporttransactionsonline.

IhaveacheckingaccountandasavingaccountofFleetBank,abigbankintheeasterncoastalregion.ItsbranchesdistributefromMainetoFlorida,butithasnobranchinDenver.Itdoesn'tmatterforme.IcanvisitthehomepageofFleetBank.Icancheckmybalance,paybills,maketransfers,andcheckeverytransactionsofmyaccount.Ifyouwanttobuystuff,butaretoolazytogotoshoppingcentersorsupermarkets,that'sOK!Youcanshoponline!Justfindwhatyouneedthengivethemyourcreditcardnumberandyouraddress,youcanreceiveyourfavoriteshome.Ofcourseyouhavetopayfortheshippingcost.

NowIhavehadexperienceofshoppingonline!Iwantedacomputernotebookforalongtime.Ivisitedwww.ebay.comandfoundthattherearesomanysecondhandlaptops!ButIamnotamemberoftheeBaycommunity,soIcan'tbid.Ihesitatedforaweek;thenIdecidedtojoin.Iprovidedalltheinformationitneeded,includingmyVisacardnumber.Ithoughteveryonecouldobeythegamerules,thoughIwasalittlenaiveandmyownwishfulthinking.Thenextthingismyfirstbid!Whattobidthen?Istartedtobrowsetheprofilesofallkindsofnotebooks.Theyalllookprettygoodforme!IwastoldthatifIwantsomethingindeed,I'dbetterbidinthelastminute.Butforthefirst-timebid,Ijustwanttoexperiencethefeelingofbiddingonline!That'sit!ACompaqArmadaPentiumII200Mhz,700',onemoredaybeforethedeadline.Ibelievesomeonecanoutbidmefinally,eventhoughIbiditwithoutseriousaptitude.Theminimumbidis710',IbidbutsoonIwastoldthatsomeonehadquotedtheprice;thenItried720',thesamethinghappened!Igotangryandemotional,730',740',750',760',Igotit!ItwasexcitingbutIfeltitwasanunwisedecision.Thenthefollowingdays,Irefreshedthatpageagainandagain.Ihopedtoseethatsomeaggressivebidderbeatme.ButIwasdisappointedevenawholedayhadgone!Thenextdaymorning,thefirstthingafterIcameintomyofficeistorefreshthatpage:Iwasrelievedthatsomeonebeatmewith770'!

Fromthenon,Itoldmyselftobeaseriousbidder.Isoonfoundmyquarry-aFujitsuLifebookC340,PII233MHz,92M,3.2G,twoyearsold.Theownerquoted600',butnoonebidwhentheauctioniscomingtoanend(stillthreehours).Idecidedtostayinofficetocompetetheauction.Afteroffduty,Ihadtwopiecesofbreadtosatisfymystomach,thenIwassurfingandrefreshingthepageontheotherside.Whentheauctionwastwominutesleft,Istartedtorefreshthatpagecontinuously.Noonemadeabidinthethreehours.Suddenly,myannoyingMacwasdown!IfIrestartit,I'dmisstheauction!Ihadanideaintheemergency.IswitchedonthescreenoftheDr.Zhang'sPC(inNREL,thecomputersnevershutdown),loggedinebayasfastasIcan,foundthatpageandplacedmybid:610'(step:10'),butIwasinformedthatIwasoutbidby615'!Ihavenochoice,625',Igotitbeforetwentysecondsattheendoftheauction!Itwasexcitingandbreathtaking!

It'smyfirstexperienceofshoppingonline.Lateron,Iboughtphonecards,booksandsomeotherstuff.Itisverysafe,fastandconvenient!