VIP Class Notes (Vicki)
Vocabulary
eye drops – medicine for your eyes
childhood – tong nian
comfort zone – shu shi qu
spy movie – die zhan pian
comedy – funny movie
persuaded / influenced – changed minds
i.e. I was influenced by the TikTok influencer to see the movie Duo Guan.
affected – leads to actual results
i.e. My financial situation was affected by the poor economy.
consequence – result
spin – turn
decompress – to release pressure
pandemic – a disease that spreads fast and widely
take a hit – badly affected by sth.
campaign – project
advertising – the industry 广告业
advertise (v.) – the act of advertising
advertisement (n.) – the actual image or video
sequence – in a chain
index – list
i.e. Let me show you my client index.
branch out – going to a different direction
i.e. He is branching out to study marketing instead of just focusing on engineering.
emerge – appear
i.e. I have just emerged myself from my house.
pharmaceutical – medicine related
i.e. I work in a pharmaceutical company.
nasal-spray – sth that sprays in your nose
Grammar
watch vs. see vs. look vs. read
watch – sth that moves
i.e. I am watching the movie
i.e. I am watching the football game
see – the act of actually getting sth in your vision
i.e. I see you
i.e. I saw a movie yesterday
look – the general action of using your eyes
i.e. I look at you
i.e. I look in that direction but I didn’t see you
read – sth with words
i.e. I read a book yesterday
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.
Homework
Write about an interesting news story you’ve read recently
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