回答问题(五) 无声的援手+网络改变着什么
A
A Helping Hand
Riding her bike home from school, Susan saw her neighbor Mrs. Green on the sidewalk, holding her cat Kitty. “Hi, Mrs. Green,” said Susan. “Where are you going?”
Mrs. Green didn't answer and she looked a little bit confused. Susan remembered her mom telling her that Mrs. Green had Alzheimer's disease(阿尔兹海默症). It caused people to become confused and have trouble remembering. Susan realized that Mrs. Green couldn't remember her way home and decided to help.
“It looks like we might have a storm soon,” she said. “Why don't I help you get Kitty home?”
Susan extended(伸出) her hand to Mrs. Green and they began walking down the street toward Mrs. Green's house. As they arrived, Mrs. Green began to smile. “I couldn't remember my way home,” she said. Susan smiled and walked into the house with her.
When Susan got home, she told her mom what happened. Susan's mom called Mrs. Green's daughter. She thanked them and said she would be at her mother's house in a few minutes. Then Susan's mom told her a little more about Alzheimer's disease.
Susan wanted to help Mrs. Green as much as she could. She decided to help Mrs. Green with some housework that might be challenging because of the Alzheimer's disease.
“I'm proud of you, Susan,” said her mom. “Mrs. Green's daughter has a job and the children as well, so she'll probably be happy for your help.” Susan nodded her head and smiled.
1.What was the matter with Mrs. Green?(不超过10个词)
2.What did Susan decide to do to help Mrs. Green later?(不超过10个词)
3.What do you think of Susan?(不超过10个词)
B
Do you shop online with websites like Taobao? When you make an order on Taobao, the money you pay doesn't go directly to the seller. Instead, it goes through Alipay, which keeps your money for a while. Then Alipay gives the money to the seller.
This is called “third party online payment(支付)”. There is a transfer station(中转站) between sellers and buyers to make online shopping safe. Buyers don't need to worry about paying for products and then receiving nothing. Sellers don't worry about receiving no money after sending out products, either. These transfer stations are usually set up by payment service companies (公司) such as Alipay, Tenpay and Yeepay. Among them, Alipay is the biggest in China. It has more than 270 million active users.
While most online sellers and shoppers like the third party online payment, banks don't. That is because companies are fighting over money with the banks. Users can make money through Alipay. So lots of people choose to put money in Alipay rather than in banks.
But WeChat payment is not the same. It doesn't have a transfer station. When paying through WeChat, the buyers' money goes directly to the sellers. That's why so many people are excited about receiving and handing out hongbao.
In a word, the two forms of payment are trying to make online shopping easier. Which one do you prefer?
