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A.value B.shape C.designed D.understanding E.importantly F.economists G.response H.vast I.connected J.major K.a(chǎn)mazingly |
Thirteen years after the launch of Taobao,China has risen to become the world's second busiest online marketplace,behind only the United States.This is the kind of statistic that (41)F love,but it doesn't really tell us anything about why so many people like to buy so many things online.
Is it because its easy?Is it because of the (42)H selection?Is it because we want to feel (43)I to others without leaving the house?
Taobao was in fact a (44)G to ebay's entrance into the Chinese market in 2003.Jack Ma (馬云) knew that he knew China better than the Americans did,and that Taobao could beat ebay at its own game here.He was right,and Jack Ma has helped to (45)Bthe nature of online commerce in China-what it looks like,how it works,and,most (46)E,who its users are.
Taobao's aesthetic (美學) is distinctive,and has influenced and inspired competitors in China and around the world.The way it works is also different from other (47)Jonline retailers (零售店).But the real genius of Taobao lies in its (48)D of its users.What it looks like and how it works,after all,were (49)C with the users in mind:a young,increasingly"connected"and increasingly wealthy Chinese generation.
When they designed Taobao,Jack Ma and his team realized that many young people in China strongly (50)A social interaction with their peers,so they made such interaction-everything from messaging to live chats to recommendations and reviews-a core part of the Taobao shopping experience.