A super business girl 超级商业女孩

Hasani Malone　葛黎明

语篇导读

如今，世界上各级各类的企业越来越多。在这些企业中，也自然会有许多不同类型的企业家，他们是涉世深厚、年富力强的行业佼佼者。但是否只有达到一定的年龄和拥有一定资历的人才会成为企业家呢？答案是否定的。亚细亚·纽森的成功充分说明，成为企业家从不受限于年纪，只要敢想敢做，就可以向梦想一点点靠拢。

Asia Newson is 16 years old. Shes an entrepreneur from Detriot， and always has a passion for success and business.

She starts each weekday at 5：00 a.m. First， Asia Newson helps her sister get ready for school. Then she eats breakfast and takes on a school bus in Detroit， Michigan， her hometown. After school， Asia stays for dance or choir practice. But the action really begins when she gets home.

Every day， Asia regards herself as a super business girl. She is the CEO of a company， which sells home⁃made candles. Asia started it when she was just 5 years old. Asia sold candles she bought from other businessmen to customers in her neighborhood. At the age of 11， she even had her own company. After appearing on The Ellen Degeneres Show in 2015， Asia’s sale grew quickly. Her financial goal this year is to make $100，000 or more.

She sets goals to help herself become a better entrepreneur. But she also wants to empower other kids to join it. “If I teach other children in my community how to make their own money， it will help them in the long run，” Asia told the reporter.  Now she has trained many of her peers and young kids in Detriot to help grow the business.

词语积淀

entrepreneur /̩ɒntrəprə̍nɜː（r）/ n. 企业家

passion /̍pæʃn/ n. 激情;热情

choir /kwaɪə（r）/ n. 合唱队

home⁃made /̍həʊm̍meɪd/ adj. 家里制作的

financial /faɪ̍nænʃl/ adj. 财政的

empower /ɪm̍paʊə（r）/ v. 使有能力

community /kə̍mjuːnəti/ n. 社区

in the long run 从长远来看

典句赏析

1.She is the CEO of a company， which sells home⁃made candles. 她是一家销售自制蜡烛公司的首席执行官。

这是一个复合句。which sells home⁃made candles是由which引导的非限制性定语从句，对主语起补充说明的作用;the CEO of意为“……的首席执行官”，CEO是Chief Executive Officer的缩写形式。

2.Her financial goal this year is to make $100，000 or more. 她今年的财务目标是赚10万美元或者更多。

这是一个简单句。动词不定式短语to make $100，000 or more在句中作表语，or more意为“或更多;或……以上”。

◆理解自测

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。

1.Asia Newson is a good girl from               .

A.England B.America C.Canada D.India

2.Asia                at the age of just 5 years old.

A.took away from school B.was a worker in a factory

C.started to sell home⁃made candles D.made more than $100，000

3.Why does Asia train many of her peers and young kids？

A.She wants them to visit her company.

B.She wants to make friends with them.

C.She wants give them some money.

D.She wants them to join her team.

（答案见第63页）

译文助读

亚细亚·纽森今年16岁，她是一名来自底特律的企业家，她總是对成功和商业充满着热情。

亚细亚每天早上5点就开始着手。首先，她帮助妹妹准备上学。然后吃早餐，并在家乡密歇根州的底特律搭乘校车去学校。放学后，亚细亚留下来练习舞蹈或合唱。当她回到家时，这项工作就真正开始了。

每一天，亚细亚都把自己看成是一个超级商业女孩，她是一家销售自制蜡烛公司的首席执行官。亚细亚在她5岁的时候就开始了这项事业，她把从其他商人那里买来的蜡烛卖给她所在社区的顾客，11岁时她居然拥有了自己的公司。自2015年亚细亚出现在《艾伦秀》节目后，亚细亚公司的销售量迅速增长。她今年的财务目标是赚10万美元或者更多。

她的目标是帮助自己成为一个更好的企业家，但她也想让其他孩子参与到这项事业中来。亚细亚告诉记者：“如果我教我们社区的其他孩子如何自己挣钱，从长远来看会对他们有所帮助。” 如今，亚细亚已在底特律培训了许多同龄人和年幼的孩子，以帮助公司发展。