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If you want to express something so unbelievable that it must have been a special effect, you have a new word to add to your vocabulary.
It's "'Duang", an onomatopoetic (拟声词) word which doesn't relate to any particular Chinese character and refers to a special effect.
A video parody (恶搞) adapted from a shampoo commercial featuring Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan spread quickly online, leading Internet users to invent the new word.
The video begins with Chan flashing his black, smooth hair, which would have been perfect except that it was not his real hair.
Next, a self-satisfied Chan admits, to the repetitive, rhythmical sounds of "Duang", "I refused to approve of this product when they first came to me because of my thin hair, but the director insisted, saying special effects could be used to make my hair look healthy on the screen. Now you see, it's all special effects. It's not real."
The original advertisement became the target of punishment by the government for over- spreading the effects of the shampoo after it was broadcast in 2004.
"Duang" has now become one of the hottest topics on Sina Weibo, a Twitter-like Chinese social network site among those crazy ones imitating Jackie Chan's speech in different situations.
The actor's Weibo account was flooded with comments containing the word in this sweeping online trend.
The video came at a time when the famous movie star has been under public attention after trying to save the ill image of his son, Jaycee Chan, who was released from prison this week.
Data from Baidu, the major Chinese search engine, also proved the phrase's popularity as it has been searched more than 586,000 times within two days.
The word of geili's sudden rise in 2010 caught the attention of international media when it made up for the word's official translation－geilivable－to describe something cool or awesome.
It's not the first time that online word has become a regular vocabulary in China.
36. From the passage we know that the word "Duang" was originally made
A. by some crazy Internet users B. to refer to a kind of product
C. by Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan D. to express some special meaning
37. Why do the public parody Jackie Chan's advertisement of shampoo?
A. Because they think it right to do so. B. Because they don't like Jackie Chan,
C. Because his son was put in prison, D. Because its effect is over-spread.
38. What's the situation about the new word "Duang" now?
A. The word can only be used on the Internet,
B. People can use it freely to express any idea.
C. It can be used in any situation to express surprise.
D. It is widely used in advertisements about shampoo.
39. From the passage we know that the new word "geili " is
A. only popular in China B. a co ol and awesome word
C. used by ordinary people D. also widely used abroad
40. What is the purpose of the author in writing the passage?
A. To tel1 us online words have enriched Chinese vocabulary.
B. To teach all the internet users how to invent new words.
C. To explain how Jackie Chan invented the popular word.
D. To urge people to fight against the false advertisements.
D
Last year I wrote an article discussing the significance of Amazon for investors (投资者) and the global econom y. I argued that finding transformative companies at a very early stage and owning them through to maturity is central to investment success. This requires time and patience; even great companies have hard times. But it is the finding big potential companies of the future that is most attractive. Their occurrence is not random. They are concentrated by department, geography and especially management ideas. I suggested a year ago that the next great global company was Alibaba.
Today Alibaba's market value is around $250 billion--or a bit more than Bp and Glaxo companies combined.
As Tolstoy's famous saying "All happy families are alike" goes, Alibaba displays characteristics that are quite common among great companies. They have founders with the ability to make plans for the future with a clear purpose. Alibaba is unimaginable without Jack Ma. He is now China's richest man but more significantly the dreamer who convinced 17 questioning friends. A nd he successfully made us accept the leading place of e-commerce from his Hangzhou apartment.
Like all the great companies, Alibaba pays little attention to immediate interests, as Ma remarks: "Customers first, employees second, and shareholders third." His ambitions are almost boundless.
Alibaba is the symbol of the transformation of China. Alibaba's marketplace produced 14.5 billion orders in half a year. The company is still growing 50% year on year. Its sales amount is bigger than those of Amazon and eBay companies combined. China is not imitating but jumping ahead. Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu are well located among the world's top 10 Internet companies. The east coast of China is the only global competitor to the West coast of America, It is no wonder that Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, has taught himself to speak Chinese.
41. According to Paragraph 1, the key to successful investment is
A. to find transformative companies B. to have enough investment capital
C. to overcome all kinds of difficulties D. to have rich investment experience
42. What is the most important point in finding big potential companies of the future?
A. Developing department. B. Favorable location.
C. Management ideas. D. A large sum of capital.
43. What does it mean by using Tolstoy's saying "All happy families are alike" ?
A. Alibaba has the same characteristics as other famous companies,
B. Alibaba has the same size and staff as other famous companies.
C. Alibaba has the same happy life as other famous companies.
D. Alibaba has the same apartments as other famous companies.
44. From the last paragraph we know that in the period of transformation
A. Alibaba becomes the richest in the world
B. Internet companies are much more popular
C. Alibaba becomes the competitor of Tencent
D. Chinese companies are growing more powerful
45. Why does Mark Zuckerberg learn to speak Chinese?
A. Because he wants to do some research about Chinese.
B. Because he has noticed the rise of Chinese companies.
C. Because he wants to become one of the top 10 in China.
D. Because he wants to follow the example of Alibaba.
