F2F Class Notes (Vicki)

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Recently, I watched a TV play dramaĀ called Ratched. It is told aboutĀ that a nurse fooled trickingĀ around people to save her ā€œbrotherā€ who was going to have death execution for killing 4 priests. This TV play dramaĀ attracts peopleā€™s attention and became a hit on the Internet these days. The main actress is Sarah Paulson who played American Horrible HorrorĀ Story, so Ratched this kind of suspense and horror theme play is suitable for her. After finishing it, I want to share some my feelings and comments about the play.

First of all, having a beautiful and complete family and childhood is so important for a personā€™s whole life. The poor sister and brother , they experienced unusual and inhumane abuse and wereĀ beaten by their foster families, which leads to the brother having serious metal sickness. Family environment is the most importantĀ learning place for people and parentsā€™ behaviors result inĀ childrenā€™s actions.

Next, I am going to say human beings are contradictory individuals like Mrs. Ratched. She can cut and separate dead body ruthlessly and heartlessly in order to save her bother. On the other hand, she helps those patients toĀ escape from mental hospital because she canā€™t stand that those patients areĀ getting incorrect and beastly treatmentĀ cure. She is like an angel to other colleagues who donā€™t know her real identity. However, she also knows there is a demon in her heart.

There are some interesting plots like lesbian, feminism and abnormal family education etc. Apart from the story, the scene and outfit of all the actors also attract my eyes. The story happened in 1950s, so all the scenes have old school vibe.

Reading

A businessman who sells bottled water is now the richest man in China. The business magazine Bloomberg named Mr Zhong Shanshan as China’s richest man in its latest Billionaires Index. The magazine said Mr Zhong is worth over $58 billion. This makes him $2 billion richer than the previous number one, Jack Ma. Mr Ma founded the retail Internet giant Alibaba. Mr Zhong made his wealth from his Nongfu Spring bottled water company. He then branched out into making vaccines. He is the chairman of a vaccine manufacturer called the Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy. Mr Zhong is now 17th on the global rich list. It seems that he will move up that list in the future.

Zhong Shanshan, 66, was a construction worker before he got into business. He started his Nongfu Spring company in 1996. This was just as China’s market for bottled water was emerging. Bottled water is now a huge industry in China. Most people who live in China prefer drinking bottled water to tap water for health reasons. They prefer not to trust tap water. Zhong’s pharmaceutical company is also helping in the fight against COVID-19. It is developing a nasal-spray vaccine with the help of researchers from a top university. Chinese media call Mr Zhong a “lone wolf” because he is rarely seen in public. He rarely gives interviews and he likes to keep himself to himself.

Vocabulary

vaccine – a shot to prevent sickness

pharmaceutical – relating to medicine

nasal (adj.) – nose

lone wolf – someone who does not like to social

browse – to look through casually

street food – food you get on the street

Homework

write about your ideal holiday