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  3. Read carefully the following excerpt on tax on trying out clothes in stores, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 wo

Read carefully the following excerpt on tax on trying out clothes in stores, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 wo

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问题     Read carefully the following excerpt on tax on trying out clothes in stores, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:
    . summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
    . comment on whether tax on trying out clothes in stores should be charged. You can support yourself with information from the excerpt.
    Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
                                Spanish Minister Proposes Tax on Trying Out Clothes in Stores
    A regional minister in Spain has come under fire for proposing that brick and mortar clothing stores charge a fee for customers to try on clothes. Maria del Pilar del Olmo made her controversial idea known at a recent Retail Industry Conference. She argued that nowadays too many shoppers tend to first visit brick-and-mortar boutiques just to try on clothes, and, having figured out which items and sizes fit them best, leave empty-handed only to buy the same clothes online, at lower prices. The regional minister proposed a fee for trying out clothes in order to discourage this "unethical practice".
    The minister’s proposal has been met with criticism. Many are saying that the price difference on clothing items in physical store compared to online ones is irrelevant, making it unnecessary for shoppers to leave whatever clothes they like in the dressing room only to order them online and wait at least one day for them to arrive. Others claim that boutiques often sell limited-edition items which are very hard to find, elsewhere, even online.
    "It’s just an idea," minister Del Olmo insisted. "A major part of Spain’s identity is the existence of physical and often bespoke shops in town and city centers and, of course, frequently in villages, too; and the only way to ensure they survive is by seeking out innovative ideas. This does not necessarily mean shops will definitely start charging for trying on—this was only an example. "
    An online poll conducted after the minister’s proposal went viral online showed that 91％ of respondents were against the idea, believing that shoppers have the right to see if something fits them properly before deciding whether to buy it or not.
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答案 On a Fee for Trying Out Clothes in Stores With the rise of e-commerce, more and more people begin to buy clothes online for the comparatively lower prices than in physical stores, leading to the phenomenon that some consumers choose to try on clothes in physical stores and buy them online. In an attempt to discourage this unethical practice, a Spanish regional minister proposed to charge a fee for trying out clothes in stores, which has been met with strong criticism. Those who are against the idea believe that a consumer’s purchase decision is irrelevant to the price difference between the physical store and the online one. Others say the practice is a flagrant violation of consumers’ rights to try on clothes before making a buying decision. In my opinion, it doesn’t sound a good idea to charge a fee for trying out clothes in stores, either for the customers’ benefit or for the shops’. On the one hand, consumers have the right to compare, appraise and choose from different items of clothing before making a purchase decision. Charging a fee for trying out clothes deprives them of their right to know and choose. On the other hand, a fee for trying out clothes will have an adverse effect on the shops in the long run. There exists the risk that shoppers who would normally buy the clothes that fit them after trying them on would avoid going into stores at all because of this fee. As a result, those shops will experience a great drop in patronage. To sum up, in the era when online shopping is in vogue, what should physical stores do is to enhance their service to increase their customer flow and sales rate. A fee for trying out clothes is beyond doubt running in the opposite direction.
解析     本题要求先总结所给材料中的主要信息，然后针对“实体店是否应该收取试衣费”发表自己的看法。根据所给材料可知，西班牙一个省的部长近日因为提议实体店向顾客收取试衣费而遭到批评。批评者认为，消费者不会为了实体店和网店衣服的差价而大费周折去网购，且实体店所售衣服都是网店里很难找到的限量版，因此收取试衣费并不合理。而一项针对这一提议的在线调查显示，91％的受访者认为购物者有权先弄清东西是否适合自己，再决定买不买。在具体行文方面，考生可以在第一段简要概述所给材料的内容。第二段针对“实体店是否应该收取试衣费”发表自己的看法，可从消费者和实体店两个角度进行论证。第三段再次重申自己的观点。总结全文。
    开头部分首先引出话题，指出电子商务的兴起引发了在实体店试穿衣服，然后在网上购买的现象。为了保护实体零售商的利益。西班牙一名部长提出收取试衣费的建议，引发了激烈的批评。反对者认为消费者的购买行为与实体店和网店之间存在的价格差无关，并且很多人觉得这种做法侵犯了消费者在购买前试穿衣服的权利。
    中间部分提出自己的观点，即收取试衣费对消费者和商家双方都无益。首先，从消费者的角度来讲，他们在买衣服时有选择权和知情权，收取试衣费恰恰剥夺了消费者的权利；其次，收取试衣费从长远来看对实体店是没有好处的，因为那些通常试过衣服觉得合适就会购买的消费者有可能因为要交试衣费而干脆不去实体店。这样反而减少了客流量。范文用On the one hand和on the other hand衔接上下文，从两个角度对观点进行了充分论证。
    结尾部分第三段总结全文，重申作者观点：收取试衣费与正确做法背道而驰。
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