100-days: fourteen

Title: Face mask craze(面膜热) creates Korean(韩国) (a) billionaire with Goldman(高盛集团) backing

　　face mask　面膜

　　craze　n.（通常为一时的）狂热；风行一时的东西　　　travel craze 旅游热　　　fitness craze  追求健康的热潮

　　　　a craze for sth.　…热潮

　　billionaire　n.亿万富翁，巨富

　　backing　n.支持；（尤指）资助　　　back　v.支持，援助

 

Face masks can moisturize, exfoliate, or soothe and cool(降温) the skin in minutes. They can also build billion-dollar(数十亿)  fortunes(财富，巨款), but that takes a tad longer(更久一点)——two years in Kim Jung-woong's(金正雄) case.

　　moisturize　v.使皮肤湿润；滋润　　　　moisture　n.水分，湿度　　　　-ize　

　　exfoliate　v.（使）死皮脱落

　　soothe　v. 减轻（身体某部位）的疼痛（或不适）　　　近义词　=>　calm

　　build fortunes　<=> 　　make fortunes　　创造财富

　　a tad　一点儿　=>　　a little

　　in sb's case　　就某人而言，就某人来说

　　　　

In October(十月),  Goldman Sachs(高盛集团的全称。主语)  acquired(收购。谓语) 5 percent of Kim's GP Club Co. Ltd(有限公司). in a $67 million deal(交易，协议) that(引导定于从句) values(v.给…估价，为…估值) the maker of creams, lipstick and other beauty products at $1.3 billion. Kim, 44, and his family own the remaining 95 percent.

　　cream　　面霜

　　lipstick　　口红

 

Kim started his career in the beauty industy selling cosmetics(化妆品) to wholesalers in China and established(成立) his own brand, JM Solution(肌司研), in 2016. It took off from the start, gaining popularity(广受欢迎和好评) on Alibaba's flagship e-commerce platform, Taobao.

　　and　连接两个并列成分

　　wholesaler　n.批发商　　　wholesale　n.批发，成批售卖　　　　-er

　　take off 　突然间开始变得成功

　　flagship　n.旗帜；旗舰产品，主打产品　　　　a flagship store　旗舰店

 

The company introduced a new product, the Honey Luminous Royal(蜂王浆) Propolis Mask(指一款面膜), and expanded into Korean duty-free(免税的) shops(免税店). GP Glub's lower prices attracted so-called daigou shoppers——people buying products for clients in mainland China, where prices are higher.

　　luminous　adj.发光的，发亮的　　　　lumen-　光　　　lumin-　光　　　　luminous skin

　　propolis　n.蜂胶

　　expand into sth　　扩张进入…领域

　　

In South Korea, selt-made fortunes are uncommon(不常见的). Of the world's 500 richest people, only two of seven Korean billionaires are self-made, according to the Bloomberg wealth index(彭博社财富指数). Family-run(家族经营的)  business conglomerates, called chaebols, have diversified across industries(遍布各行各业), leaving little(表示否定) room for self-made competitors. The beauty industry has been the exception(例外).

　　self-made　adj.白手起家的

　　only two of seven Korean billionaires are self-made　　七名韩国亿万富翁中只有两名是白手起家。

　　conglomerate　n.联合大企业，企业集团　　　　a media conglomerate

　　cheabol　n.韩国财团，韩国财阀

　　diversify　v.（使）多元化经营，扩大经营范围

　　

"Large companies have more money and better infrastructure, but the cosmetics business requires more than that," said Lee Jin-wook, founder of Have & Be Co. Ltd., whose most popular brand, Dr.Jart+, sells creams and face masks online and in retailers(零售商) like Sephora(丝芙兰). In 2015, Estée Lauder Cos.(雅思兰黛集团) acquired a stake in Have & Be for an undisclosed sum(金额).

　　infrastructure　n.基础结构　　infra-　在…下面　　structure　结构，构造

　　　　economic infrastructure　　经济基础设施

　　stake　n.股份，股本　　have a stake in something　和…有厉害关系

　　　　hold  啊95%  stake　　拥有95%的股份

　　undisclosed　adj.未披露的，未公开的，保密的　　　disclose　v.揭露，泄露　　　　un- 表否定

　　　　an undisclosed location　　具体位置不详

　　　　an undisclosed buyer　　未公开身份的买家

　　

"It's an area for specialists, " Lee said.

　　specialist　专家，行家，（在某个领域有专业知识，专业技能的人）

 

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