5.29

原句

As the Internet becomes more and more commercialized, it is in the interest of business to universalize access—after all, the more people online, the more potential customers there are.（Text2. 2001）

commercialize / kəˈmə:ʃəlaiz / v.商业化

universalize / ,ju:ni'və:səlaiz / v.使普遍化；使一般化

access  / ˈækses / n.进入；使用权；通路

after all 毕竟；终究

potential / pəˈtenʃl / adj.潜在的；可能的

翻译

随着互联网的日趋商业化，普及上网对商家是有利的——毕竟，网络在线人数越多，潜在的客户就越多。

明日长难句

To take advantage of this tool, some impoverished countries will have to get over their outdated anti-colonial prejudices with respect to foreign investment.（Text2. 2001）