Bottled water problems 1

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While shopping at a supermarket near home, I was surprised to find bottled water from as far away as Tibet.

 

The price was four times that of other domestic brands, as the water comes from a glacial spring on the roof of the world that contains "trace elements and minerals good for people's health".

 

I don't doubt the profits the brand of precious glacier spring water generates for business managers and the jobs its production, transportation and distribution create.

 

Bottled water is one of the world's fastest-growing commercial drinks. The United States remains the largest consumer of the stuff, with some of the brands coming from distant corners of the world.

 

While US financial writer Charles Fishman claims in one of his recent articles that "bottled water [for Americans] is often simply an indulgence," many Chinese may not agree.

 

 

短语学习

 

bottled water 瓶装水

 

shop at a supermarket 在超市购买

 

far away 遥远

 

domestic brand 国产品牌

 

glacial spring water 冰川泉水

 

the roof of the world 世界之巅

 

trace element  微量元素

 

good for health 对健康有益

 

generate profit 赚取利益

 

create job (opportunities) 创造就业（机会）

 

fastest-growing 增加最快的

 

commercial drink 商业饮料

 

the United States 美国

 

largest consumer 最大的消费者

 

distant corner 遥远的角落

 

financial writer 金融作家

 

 

单词学习

 

distribution n. 分配；销售

 

element n. 元素

 

generate v. 发生；造成，引起

 

profit n. 利润

 

stuff n. 原料；物品

 

brand n. 品牌

 

Tibe n. 西藏

 

indulgence n. 放纵，纵容

 

spring n. 泉

 

supermarket n. 超市

 

roof n. 顶部；最高处；屋顶

 

contain v. 包含，含有

 

mineral n. 矿物，矿石

 

consumer n. 消费者

 

distant adj. 遥远的

 

financial adj. 金融的，财政的

 

claim v. 声称

 

precious adj. 宝贵的，珍贵的

 

domestic adj. 本国的，国内的

 

glacial adj. 冰川的，冰河的

 

trace n. 微量

 

glacier n. 冰川，冰河

 

production n. 生产

 

transportation n. 运输

 

commercial adj. 商业的