AliExpress跨境电商实用英语Chapter2Unit2IntroductiontoCross-borderE-commercePlatforms跨境电商系列教材
AcquirebasicknowledgeaboutAliExpress1KnowtheplatformrulesonAliExpress2KnowhowtoregisteranAliExpressaccount3LearnwordsandexpressionsconcerningtalkingaboutAliexpress4UnitGoalsAfterstudyingthischapter,youareexpectedto：
PARTONEWarming-up
PART1Warming-upWorkingroup.Lookatwhatthefollowingpeoplesayordoandexpressyourownopinionswithyourgroupmembers.Trytorelatetoyourpersonalexperience.Ipurchasealmosteverythingfrompartyaccessoriestomobilephonesonline.Shippingtimescanvary,forinstance,Ivehaditemsarrivein5days,butotherstook3weeks.
PART1Warming-upB.IplacedanorderandchoseittobeshippedbyChinaposttoLebanon,butthesellershippeditbyAliExpressStandardshippingandhesaiditwasfasterthanChinapost.
PARTTWOPassageReading
PART2PassageReadingServingastheonlyglobalonlinetradingplatformofAlibaba,AliExpressmarksitsofficialdebutinApril2010,alsoknownasthe“InternationalVersionofTaobao”bythemajorityofsellers.AliExpressisaplatformforoverseasbuyers,withpaymentrealizedthroughAlipayinternationalaccounts,andtheproductsareshippedbyinternationalexpress.Afterseveralyears,thetransactionvolumeoftheplatformdevelopsatanaverageannualgrowthrateof400%currently.ThetoptradingcountriesareRussia,theUnitedStates,Brazil,Spain,Britain,France,Canada,Australia,Israel,andUkraineetc.ByMarchoftheyear2013,thebuyersofAliExpresshavecoveredmorethan220countriesandregions.Itcoversclothing,3C,home,jewelryandother26categoriesofproducts.Thedailyvisitofoverseasbuyersexceeds50million.InMay2017,AlibabaannouncedthatAliExpresshascoveredallBRcountriesandregions,whoseusersfromBRcountriesandregionsaccountforover45%ofallglobalusers.Also,Russia,Ukraine,Israel,B