As can be seen from the chart that money value of annual global electronic transactions id increasing gradually in the seven years. In 1997, the money value of global electronic commerce transactions is US$ 2.6 billion, while the number reaches US$1000 billion, 500 times that of 1997. why is electronic commerce booming nowadays?

从图表可以看出，在这七年内每年全球电子交易货币价值逐渐增加。1997年，全球电子商务交易货币价值是26亿美元，然而这个数字达到1万亿美元时是1997年的500倍。为什么现在电子商务如此的蓬勃发展?

Several factors contribute to this phenomenon. First, the availability of computer is the foremost cause. The rapid development of computer technology enables everybody to have access to computer and Internet. Internet now no more a stranger to common people. Second, the technology of Internet is becoming more and more mature. People, who at first do not trust business transactions on Internet, now become convinced that doing business on Internet is very convenient and effective. Thirdly, electronic commerce is the fastest way so far to make transactions across far distance. It makes it possible to do business at home and it saves time and unnecessary formalities as well. That is why electronic commerce is preferable to the prosperity of world economy and it also give birth to SOHO, a special group of people working at home. The trend towards a promising e-commerce is inevitable. Therefore let’s get prepared to embrace this irretrievable trend.

有几个因素导致了这种现象。首先,计算机的可用性是最重要的原因。计算机技术的高速发展让大家都可以接触到计算机和因特网。对于普通人家，计算机现在已不再陌生。第二，网络技术也越来越成熟了。人们起初不相信在互联网上进行商业交易，而现在却开始相信在互联网上做生意是非常方便和有效的。第三,电子商务是迄今为止最快的方式来完成远距离的交易。它使人们可以在家里做生意、节省时间和不必要的手续。这就是为什么电子商务非常适合繁荣的世界经济，而且它还使SOHO诞生了，使得一群特殊的人在家里工作。一个有前途的电子商务的趋势是不可避免的。因此让我们准备接受这势不可挡的趋势。