| A Chinese girl wants to use a paper clip in her hand to barter1 for a house recently. |
| Chinanews, Changchun, Dec. 18 – With information network platform, a group of young people in China are trying to make goods exchanging experience become an unforgettable memory. A fashionable backpack that one bought on impulse might get one a set of good books via exchanges and a used cushion may finally be sold for several big paper boxes that one needs.
People call them “barter traders” (huan ke), who trade for goods on the Internet with the things they have. In the city's first website that has just opened for these traders, the reporter saw that the website contained more than 1,000 pieces of information, which is always updating. A large variety of goods were put on sale, including MP3 players, computer accessories, books, ornaments2, clothes, collections, paper boxes and even baby cribs.
When exchanging goods, these traders stick to one principle: necessity, not price, determines the value of a thing. As long as they need something, they are willing to exchange for it, regardless of its actual price.
The exchanging experience can be fun, too.
“By exchanging goods on the Internet, we can not only get the things we want, we also make a lot of new friends during this process,” said an online trader named “jumping fish”, adding that he could tell a person's morality during this process.
At present, college students or young people aged3 between 20s or 30s constitute the majority of the barter traders group. The group is expanding to cover more and more people and the variety of goods is also increasing, said Mr. Wang, founder4 of the website.
Experts say the trading activities are, in fact, driven by traders' desire for expectation and their emotional needs.
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barter
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| n.物物交换，以货易货，实物交易 |
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- Chickens,goats and rabbits were offered for barter at the bazaar.在集市上，鸡、山羊和兔子被摆出来作物物交换之用。
- They have arranged food imports on a barter basis.他们以易货贸易的方式安排食品进口。
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ornaments
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| n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 )；点缀；装饰品；首饰v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的第三人称单数 ) |
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- The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。
- Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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aged
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| adj.年老的，陈年的 |
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- He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
- He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
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Founder
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| n.创始者，缔造者 |
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- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
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