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How to say mobile payment? Answers to CET-4 translation in 2018

How to say mobile payment for level 4 translation in English? Do many small partners feel that they will fight again next year after the test? It is reported that in December 2018, level 4 translation topics are all related to mobile phones. Here are the four translation questions and answers shared by netizens:

According to netizens' recollection, in December 2018, the translation topic of level 4 was China mobile payment market. So how should China mobile payment market translate? What are the professional terms?

Mobile payment market in China

Form of payment

End user

Cash cash

Mobile device

Goods and services

Network

Credit cards

Debit cards

Mobile Wallet

Growth (n.)

Application (n.)

Market size

Growth rate

Market trends

[mobile changes lifestyle]

More and more Chinese people can't do without mobile phones. Many of them, including the elderly, use mobile apps to stay in touch and broaden their circle of friends. They also use mobile phones to shop and search for information, because mobile phones are easy to carry. At this point, using mobile apps to communicate is cheaper than traditional phones. However, this new trend leads people to rely too much on mobile phones when they are socializing. In fact, some young people have become so addicted that they neglect face-to-face communication with their families and friends.

Today, more and more Chinese can\'t leave phones. Many of them, including old people, use phone apps to keep in touch and make more friends. They also use phones for shopping and searching information as phones are easy to carry. Besides, the communication by mobile apps is cheaper than that by traditional phones. However, the new trend makes people rely on phones too much. In fact, some young men have become so addicted that they ignore the face-to-face communication with their family members and friends.

[mobile changes reading mode]

Due to the rapid development of communication network, the number of smart phone users in China has grown at an alarming rate in recent years. This has greatly changed the way many people read. Instead of buying traditional newspapers, they now often read news and articles on their smartphones. The development of a large number of mobile applications enables people to read novels and other forms of literary works on their mobile phones. As a result, the sale of paper books has been affected. But despite the steady growth of the mobile reading market, more than half of adults still like to read paper books, according to the survey.

Because of the rapid development of the communication/telecom network, the number of China\'s smart phone users has increased at a surprising speed. This has greatly changed many people\'s way of reading. They read news and articles on phones, not on traditional newspapers. The development of a large number of apps for mobile phones enables people to read novels and other literary works on phones. Therefore, the sale of paper/printed books is affected. However, the survey shows that although the mobile-reading market is increasing steadily, over 50% of adults still like reading paper books.

[mobile phone changes payment method]

In the past few years, the mobile payment market has flourished in China. With the emergence of mobile Internet, mobile shopping has gradually become a trend. Young people aged 18 to 30 constitute the largest group in the mobile payment market. Because it's easy to pay by mobile now, many consumers prefer to pay by mobile when they shop, rather than by cash or credit card. In order to encourage people to spend more, many stores offer discounts to customers who use mobile payment. Experts predict that China's mobile payment market still has great development potential in the future.

In the past few years, mobile payment market has developed rapidly in China. With the appearance of mobile internet, shopping on phones has become a trend. The young men between 18 and 30 make up the biggest group of users of the mobile payment market. As the payment by phone is very easy, many consumers are willing to use phones to pay for shopping, not willing to use cash or credit cards. To encourage people to buy more, many shops give discounts to customers who use mobile payment. Experts predict that Chins\'a mobile payment market has great potential of development.