【答案解析】直到不久前，很多人都会为电子商务的概念挠头，奇怪网络与商务怎么会有关系。因为因特网还被视为一种消费现象——用于浏览信息、收发电子邮件和娱乐。但是，在过去的三年里，IBM公司对这些事情的看法有所不同。我们一直坚持认为，大多数的传统商务功能背后的交易都将转到因特网上。
说实在的，起初我们也受剑了不少人的怀疑。然而，在过去的半年时间里，网络化经济明白无误摆到了大家面前，每个人现在都同意我们的观点。事实上，去年最后几个月里，在北美，约每八个成年人中就有一个通过网络购物。而现在公司间的交易已是零售业务的10倍。 [解析]
Not long ago, many people would have scratched their heads at the notion of e-business and wondered what the Net has to do with business. Because, the Internet was seen as a consumer phenomenon--it was about surfing for information, e-mail, and entertainment. But, for the last three years, IBM has viewed matters differently. We"ve been arguing that the transactions between most traditional business functions will be transferred to the Net.
Frankly, at first we were met with a certain amount of skepticism. But the last six months have brought the networked economy so unmistakably into view that everyone now agrees with us. In fact, in North America, about one out of every eight adults made a purchase over the Web in the closing months of last year. And business transactions between organizations were already 10 times higher than retail transactions.

【答案解析】田径运动起源于欧洲希腊。欧洲和北美在很长一段时间内统治世界田坛。亚洲近年来也相继涌现了像刘翔那样的优秀运动员。随着2008年北京奥运的召开，亚洲也对田径尤为的关注。刘翔2006年在洛桑创造的令人难以置信的世界新记录让我们有充分的理由相信中国将在世界田径舞台上扮演更重要的角色。
刘翔在雅典的胜利赋予中国市场勇气和创新的信心。田径从未如此受欢迎和时尚过。刘翔在雅典奥运会夺冠后，进一步促进了田径活动的普及，比如学生开展长跑运动，公司职员学习跳高等。我在此衷心祝愿中国能培养出更多像刘翔那样的天才选手，并成为世界田坛重要的大本营。 [解析]
Track and field finds its roots traditionally in Greece, Europe. The European and Northern American people have dominated the international track and field for a long time. In recent years, Asian also has some strong athletes like Liu Xiang. With the organization of the Olympic Games in 2008 in Beijing, track and field finds great interest in Asia. With the fabulous new world record of Liu Xiang in Lausanne 2006, we dare to hope that China will play a more important part in the international track and field.
With the victory in Athens Liu Xiang has given the Chinese market courage and innovation. Track and field has never been this popular and fashionable. After Liu Xiang"s Olympic victory in Athens there has been an increasing popularity of sports activities, for example, long distance running for school students, high jumping for Company employees and so on. I hope China will be the country of more talents like Liu Xiang, and will be a home country for the international track and field.