《电子商务英语教程》-Unit17

Activities On Passage A
17.3.2 Translation practice
17.3.2.3 Sentence translation from English to Chinese:
1) These activities generally involve the electronic exchange of information to acquire or provide products or services, to place or receive orders, to provide or obtain information, or to complete financial transactions. . 这些活动通常涉及获取或提供产品或服务、下单或接单、 这些活动通常涉及获取或提供产品或服务、下单或接单、提供或 获取信息或完成各种金融交易等各种电子信息交换。 获取信息或完成各种金融交易等各种电子信息交换。 2) E-government is fundamentally about visibility, accessibility and extensibility, and these are the core ingredients for transparency in government. 从根本上说，电子政府具有可见性、易接近性和延伸性， 从根本上说，电子政府具有可见性、易接近性和延伸性，这些都是 透明政府的核心成分。 透明政府的核心成分。 3) However, e-government is just a tool, and transparency depends as much on how that tool is used as it does upon its mere existence. 然而，电子政府也只不过是一种工具。 然而，电子政府也只不过是一种工具。透明度主要还是取决于人们 如何利用该工具就如同工具取决于其本身的存在一样。 如何利用该工具就如同工具取决于其本身的存在一样。
Activities On Passage A
17.3.2 Translation practice
17.3.2.1 Give the Chinese equivalents of the following words or expressions:
1) regulated entities 2) financial transactions 3) anticipated benefits 4) government institutions 5) distribute information online 6) back-end integration 7) front-end portal 8) the beneficial dynamic of civil society 9) certain types of business licenses 10) the actual public works project procurement bidding
Notes To Passage A
Passage A
E-government & Its Beneficial Effects
2) Government agencies have to be motivated to distribute information online, and automate processes that are otherwise subject to corrosive, corruptive influences. 必须督促政府机构在网上发布信息以及自动操作过程，否则， 必须督促政府机构在网上发布信息以及自动操作过程，否则，它 们就很容易受到腐蚀,腐败的影响。 们就很容易受到腐蚀,腐败的影响。 注解：注意动词motivate的用法：基本意思是“引起动机；促使；激发” 例 如： to motivate the child to learn new words 激励小孩子学习新词 l Examinations do not motivate a student to seek more knowledge. 考试不能促使学生去追求更多的知识。 其次，注意that引导的从句是定语从句，修饰其先行词Government agencies； 另外，短语be subject to的意思是“在...条件下; 常遭...; 易受...的侵袭; 受控 制;”
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 10) 电子信息交换 营运成本 直接交流 核心成分 透明度 信息的局限性 民主体制 诱发腐败 竞投过程 主观决策 the electronic exchange of information operating costs direct communications the core ingredients transparency the restriction of information the democratic institutions induce corruption bidding processes subjective decision-making
Activities On Passage A
17.3.2 Translation practice
4) The point is that the democratic institutions in question need to hold government actors accountable, and e-government can help that to happen more easily. 关键的是：在讨论中的民主体制必须能够促使政府官员负起责任， 关键的是：在讨论中的民主体制必须能够促使政府官员负起责任， 而电子政府更容易促成政府官员做到这一点。 而电子政府更容易促成政府官员做到这一点。 5) Too little attention is paid to the beneficial effects (in terms of transparency in particular) of electronifying processes as opposed to information. 人们对电子化过程的有益影响关注甚微（尤其是在透明度方面）。 人们对电子化过程的有益影响关注甚微（尤其是在透明度方面）。
Passage A
E-government & Its Beneficial Effects
1) Electronic government (e-government) refers to government activities that take place by digital processes over a computer network, usually the Internet, between the government and members of the public and entities in the private sector, especially regulated entities. 电子政府是指通过在计算机网络（通常在因特网） 电子政府是指通过在计算机网络（通常在因特网）中的数字化 进程，政府和公众，私营部门实体, 进程，政府和公众，私营部门实体,特别是监管机构之间所发生 的活动。 的活动。 注解：名词短语usually Internet是插入语 是插入语， 注解：名词短语usually the Internet是插入语，对a computer network作进一步解释 作进一步解释； entities也是插入 network作进一步解释；especially regulated entities也是插入 成分，进一步说明entities entities。 成分，进一步说明entities。
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学 习 目 标
Objective: In this unit, you will learn: The definitions of e-government What the government activities generally involve Beneficial Effects of e-government Basic E-commerce English Writing Focus: How to explain definitions of e-government Nodus: How to make e-government program successful
Notes To Passage A
Passage A
E-government & Its Beneficial Effects
3) By diminishing the one-on-one human interaction and subjective decision-making that can induce corruption, the process itself is made transparent and the field is leveled. 通过减少可能诱发腐败的一对一的人际交往和主观决策, 通过减少可能诱发腐败的一对一的人际交往和主观决策, 可使过 程本身透明化从而将滋生腐败的场所夷为平地. 程本身透明化从而将滋生腐败的场所夷为平地. 注解：定语从句that corruption修饰 修饰the one注解：定语从句that can induce corruption修饰the oneondecision-making； on-one human interaction and subjective decision-making； 主语the process是指 是指the 主语the process是指the process of interaction and decision-making. decision-making.