VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

Vocabulary

branch (v.) out – go to a different direction

branch (noun.) – arms of a tree

magazine – 杂志

name (v.) – 给。。。称号

latest – 最近的

previous – 上一个

found (v.) – 成立

retail – 零售

giant (noun.) – 大企业 / 巨人

giant (adj.) – huge, big

manufacturer – 制造商

move up – 上升

construction worker – 建筑工人

emerge – start, begin appear

tap water – 自来水

prefer A to B – like A more than B

pharmaceutical – 制药的

nasal (adj.) – nose

spray (v./n.)

nasal-spray – 鼻喷

researcher (noun.) – people who research 研究人员

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 vac’cines. He is the chairman of a vaccine manufacturer called the Beijing Wantai Bio’logical 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 re’searchers 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.

Pronunciation

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biology

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