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Item1—保持竞争力 Many of the small dot-com start-up business that heralded the beginning of the new U.S. “Internet Economy” have failed. But, a real online economy appears to be developing, as increasing numbers of traditional businesses figure out how to utilize the Internet to stay competitive. The Enron Corporation conducts two-thirds of its global business online, accounting for $2.5 billion in revenue daily. The U.S. office supplies retail chain, Staples, can only stock 8000 items in its stores, but is presently offering more than 200,000 items on its website. Southwest Airlines saved $80 million in 2000 by selling airplane tickets online. 【核心词组注释】 dot-com start-up business 新开的网络公司 herald the beginning of 迎来……的开端 herald ---foretell online economy 网络经济 figure out 想出……，领悟到…… figure out ---find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of 【例句】I cant figure out why he is buttering me up. 我不明白为什么他要巴结我。 utilize the Internet 利用因特网 stay competitive 保持竞争力 conduct business online 在网上开展业务 account for 占，占到 **account for除了占……百分比外，还有“解释原因“的意思，如：Can you account for all these absences? 你能说明你缺席的原因吗。 on its website 在它的网站上 retail chain 零售连锁店 sell … online 通过网络卖……，网上卖… Item2 【参考文本】 These are just three of the many examples of successful uses of the Internet by large corporation that are profiled by Joel Kurtzman in his new book “Radical E”. “What we mean by ‘radical’ is that these companies surprised us. They have embraced it (the Internet) with agility and speed; they’ve employed it throughout their organizations as the means for doing business. They have been every bit as innovative as the best of the star-ups, and they have the muscle and the clout and the financial wherewithal to make it work.” 【核心词组注释】 be profiled by 由……做简单介绍 profile ---write about embrace … with agility and speed 快速、灵活地采用 agility 快速，敏捷 【例句】The boy came upstairs with agility. 那男孩敏捷地走上楼来。 as the means for 作为……的手段 【例句】Geneen disliked relying on one perspective as the means for giving