Alipay

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支付寶是全球領先的獨立第三方支付平臺，由中國電子商務巨頭阿里巴巴集團于2004年設立。它能夠支付幾乎所有的費用。這為整個社會節省了商業成本，促進了銷售。我們有充分的理由為此感到驕傲。

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Alipay， or Zhifubao， is China's leading mobile and online payment service，established in 2004 by China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group.During the online transaction（交易）process，Alipay acts as a thirdparty platform，on which buyers pay for their goods by imputing payment passwords or scanning payment code on the Alipay app installed（安裝）on their mobile devices.

Besides，Alipay can also be used fortransferring（轉移）money from one Alipay onlineaccountto another account，or from the online account to a bank account by binding a debit（借記）card to the online account.It is such convenience that enables China to edge its way towards being a cashless society.

On top of that，users can pay family or personal bills through Alipay，such as water and electricity bills.

Alipay also supports cross-border online and instore payment，which allows users to make purchases on international websites and apps with Alipay.

In 2013，Alipay take the place of PayPal as the world's largest mobile payment platform.Thanks to the massive user base and various payment places in China，online and mobile payment has enjoyed absolute advantages in market competition.

In the first quarter of 2017，the market share of Alipay and its major competitor Tenpay（Wechat payment）reached respectively 54 percent and 40 percent，according to Chinese market research andconsultingcompany iResearch.

By popularizing mobile payment，Alipay is freeing people of the burden of carrying cash.Many foreign tourists who visit China marvel at the convenience of Alipay—all people need to have is a smart phone，which enables them to pay for almost everything.That saves business cost for the whole society and promotes sales.And Chinese consumers have ample reason to be proud of it.

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1______._（establish） in 2004 by China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group，Alipay is China's leading mobile and online payment 2._______（serve）.By binding a debit card to the online account，3._______（use） can not only transfer money from one Alipay online account 4________._another account，but also pay for anything you want.It is such convenience 5________._enables China to edge its way towards 6________._（be） a cashless society.

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1.During the online transaction process，Alipay acts as a third-party platform，on which buyers pay for their goods by imputing payment passwords or scanning payment code on the Alipay app installed on their mobile devices.

【點石成金】act as“擔任；充當”；on which 是“介詞+關系代詞”引導的非限制性定語從句，先行詞為物，用which，考慮介詞與先行詞的搭配，on the platform；by doing sth “通過做某事”；installed on their mobile devices是過去分詞短語做定語修飾app，表被動。

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2.Many foreign tourists who visit China marvel at the convenience of Alipay—all people need to have is a smart-phone，which enables them to pay for almost everything.

【點石成金】本句中who引導限制性定語從句，先行詞為人，從句缺主語；at the convenience of sb某人方便時；which引導非限制性定語從句，先行詞為smart-phone，從句缺主語；enablesbtodosth“使某人做某事”。

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