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Which of these internet browsers² was launched first? Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Safari³, or Netscape. In 1994, the Netscape Navigator started helping⁴ people with an internet connection browse¹ the worldwide web.

下列浏览器中哪一个是最先发布的？IE浏览器、火狐浏览器、苹果浏览器还是网景浏览器？1994年，网景导航者开始帮助有互联网连接的用户浏览全球网络。

Netscape also introduced something called SSL, Secure Sockets⁵ Layer, which became the first internet standard for protecting people's private information. This, of course, gave rise to online shopping because before SSL, people were concerned that sensitive info, like credit card numbers, wasn't safe in cyberspace⁶.

网景还推出了安全套接层（简称SSL），这是首个保护人们个人信息的互联网标准。当然，这促进了网上购物的蓬勃发展，因为在SSL建立之前，人们担心信用卡号码等敏感信息在网络上不安全。

In fact, in Amazon's early days, folks commonly called the company to give their payment info over the phone. Though online shopping has dramatically changed how people shop in recent years, it carries an additional challenge for retailers⁷. There are more returns of things ordered online than things bought in the store. You might be surprised at what happens when you ship something back.

事实上，在亚马逊成立初期，人们通常打电话给亚马逊，通过电话提供自已的支付信息。尽管近年来网上购物极大地改变了人们的购物方式，但这也给零售商带来了额外的挑战。与实体店的退货量相比，网购商品的退货量要高得多。你可能会对退货后发生的事情感到惊讶。

1 browse   

vi.随意翻阅，浏览；(牛、羊等)吃草

参考例句：

• I had a browse through the books on her shelf.我浏览了一下她书架上的书。
• It is a good idea to browse through it first.最好先通篇浏览一遍。

2 browsers   

浏览器

参考例句：

• Three-layer architecture is a model made up of browser, web server and background database server. 这种体系结构是由Browser、Web Server、Database Server组成的浏览器／Web服务器／后台数据库服务器三层模型。 来自互联网
• Another excellent approach is to abandon the browser entirely and, instead, create a non-browser-based, Internet-enabled application. 另一个非常好的方法是干脆放弃浏览器，取而代之，创建一个不基于浏览器，但却是基于互联网的应用。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 safari   

n.远征旅行(探险、考察)；探险队，狩猎队

参考例句：

• When we go on safari we like to cook on an open fire.我们远行狩猎时，喜欢露天生火做饭。
• They went on safari searching for the rare black rhinoceros.他们进行探险旅行，搜寻那稀有的黑犀牛。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 sockets   

n.套接字，使应用程序能够读写与收发通讯协定(protocol)与资料的程序( Socket的名词复数 )；孔( socket的名词复数 )；（电器上的）插口；托座；凹穴

参考例句：

• All new PCs now have USB sockets. 新的个人计算机现在都有通用串行总线插孔。
• Make sure the sockets in your house are fingerproof. 确保你房中的插座是防触电的。 来自超越目标英语 第4册

6 cyberspace   

n.虚拟信息空间，网络空间，计算机化世界

参考例句：

• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world.她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。
• The teens spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.青少年花费在电脑上的时间比他们和真正的朋友及家人在一起的时间要多。

7 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。