In places with bad roads, few trains and parlous land lines, they substitute for travel, allow price data to be distributed more quickly and easily, enable traders to reach wider markets and generally ease the business of doing business.

• 在那些路况较糟、火车较少或者出行较危险的地方，人们使用手机替代了出行，这样数据传输更快更方便，商人接触到了更为广阔的市场，做生意也变得没那么烦琐了。