考研英语阅读精选Zara创始人的传奇人生
<p> <span word="Zara">Zara</span>创始人的传奇人生</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="seamstress">seamstress</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="retailer">retailer</span> <span word="Zara">Zara</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 69 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>, 2013. <span word="Rosalia">Rosalia</span> <span word="Mera">Mera</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> $6.1<span word="bn">bn</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fraction">fraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="accumulated">accumulated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zara">Zara</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founder">founder</span>, <span word="Armancio">Armancio</span> <span word="Ortega">Ortega</span>. <span word="Mera">Mera</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>, <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Coruna">Coruna</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>。</p><p> <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="at">at</span> 11 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="Mera">Mera</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seamstress">seamstress</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teenager">teenager</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ortega">Ortega</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="evolve">evolve</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Originally">Originally</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="Zorba">Zorba</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="confusion">confusion</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="bar">bar</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rearranged">rearranged</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="above">above</span> 1,763 <span word="Zara">Zara</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Zara">Zara</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="Mera">Mera</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="business">business</span>: <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="speedy">speedy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="imitations">imitations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="catwalk">catwalk</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="trends">trends</span>. <span word="Mera">Mera</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="pioneers">pioneers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>, <span word="Mera">Mera</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="socializing">socializing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Galicias">Galicias</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taverns">taverns</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Forbes">Forbes</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span>, <span word="Mera">Mera</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="overall">overall</span>。</p><p> <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span></p><p> 1. <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="made">made</span>: 白手起家的;<span word="seamstress">seamstress</span>: 女裁缝;<span word="retailer">retailer</span>: 零售商。</p>
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