雅思口語:a businessman you admire(京東)

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　　雅思口語裡問敬佩的商人，如果Jack Ma實在說膩了，咱們就換個businessman搞吧。中國那麼多成功的商人，不過大家都喜歡聊馬雲先生，估計考官這些年下來，都可以自己寫出馬雲的傳記了吧……

　　除了淘寶，我們還有京東啊!京東集團董事局主席兼執行官劉強東先生的事跡也是絕對勵志，並且他也有個洋氣的英文名Richard Liu。為了完成Part 2素材，我們不需要知道太多關於他成功的細節，不過如果你只知道他的老婆是奶茶妹妹，就不太行了…… 起碼小時候的貧寒家境、自立自強成功考入名牌大學的經歷、京東這個公司的特點等方面的內容，是要聊到的。總之，勵志的故事是同學們最拿手的，實在不太清楚的細節，不還有百度呢麼。

　　I』d like to talk about Liu Qiangdong who’s the Chairman of Jing Dong which is an online shopping website.

　　His life story is pretty inspiring and educational. He was born in a poor family in a remote rural area. He didn't have access to a decent education when he was young, 『cause his parents couldn’t afford the tuition fee, but he was incredibly hardworking, and when he was 18, he got accepted to Renmin University of China, which is one of the best universities in my country. It’s unbelievable. We can’t even begin to imagine the efforts he made.

　　When other students were having fun, he was studying in the library or doing part-time jobs, 『cause he didn’t want to add any financial burdens to his family. He started to become financially independent since the day he stepped into university.

　　As a businessman, he’s got great judgment and strategic methods. The most important thing is, he’s trustworthy. I mean, he never sells fake stuff on his website. You know, many greedy businessmen like to sell knockoffs to make a huge profit, but he never does that. And he has his own shipping company, which means customers don’t have to wait a long time for their items to be delivered.

　　What I like most about him is that he’s a grateful person. It’s been 20 years since he left his village, but he never forgets his villagers who once helped him. Every year, he would donate a lot of money to the people in his hometown, and he even set up a foundation in order to sponsor those children who are just like him when he was young.

　　So that’s why I look up to/admire him.

　　語言點解析：

　　life story = the story that somebody tells you about their whole life例如：

　　The guy I was sitting next to on the plane insisted on telling me his life story.

　　Newspapers have offered big money to publish her life story.

　　inspiring = exciting and encouraging you to do or feel something例如：

　　an inspiring teacher

　　(informal) The book is less than inspiring.

　　remote = far away from places where other people live = isolated例如：

　　a remote beach

　　one of the remotest areas of the world

　　The farmhouse is remote from any other buildings.

　　not begin to do something = to make no attempt to do something or have no chance of doing something例如：

　　I can't begin to thank you enough.

　　He didn't even begin to understand my problem.

　　financially = connected with money and finance例如：

　　She is still financially dependent on her parents.

　　Financially, I'm much better off than before.

　　Such projects are not financially viable without government funding.

　　judgment = the ability to make sensible decisions after carefully considering the best thing to do例如：

　　good/ poor/ sound judgment

　　She showed a lack of judgment when she gave Mark the job.

　　It's not something I can give you rules for; you'll have to use your judgment.

　　He achieved his aim more by luck than judgment.

　　The accident was caused by an error of judgment on the part of the pilot.

　　knockoff = a copy that sells for less than the original, a copy or imitation of someone or something popular例如：

　　That purse is a knockoff.

　　shipping = the activity of carrying people or goods from one place to another by ship例如：

　　a shipping company

　　She arranged for the shipping of her furniture to England.

　　sponsor somebody (through something) = to support somebody by paying for their training or education例如：

　　She found a company to sponsor her through college.

　　look up to somebody = to admire or respect somebody

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