姚明创立姚家族葡萄酒酒业公司
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本周日,姚明将在特殊奥林匹克2011年融合慈善筹款晚宴上现身助力本次慈善拍卖。同时,他将在晚宴上宣布由他建立的纳帕谷酒业公司正式成立,公司将命名为姚家族葡萄酒酒业公司。

A bottle of wine that was produced by Yao Ming\s wine company
A bottle of wine that was produced by Yao Ming\s wine company
Having retired1 from professional basketball in July, the Chinese sports star Yao Ming has been eagerly looking for new fruits to pluck(摘) .

That search has resulted in Yao Ming Wine, which will make its debut2 this Sunday night at an auction3 held by Special Olympics East Asia, which organizes sports competitions for the intellectually disabled.

Yao's new Napa Valley wine company, Yao Family Wines, has released its inaugural4(开始的) wine under the name "Yao Ming: a 2009 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon".

It comes in a magnum(大酒瓶) bottle - meaning it can hold 1.5 liters of wine - costs 3,800 yuan ($596) a pop and is extremely rare. None of the 1,200 bottles in existence will be sold on the open market.

Also sold at the auction will be a shoe made especially for Yao by the well-known shoemaker Paolo Scafora.

Both items will be sold at an initial price of 60,000 yuan.

Meanwhile, the Italian fashion brand Paul & Shark has made a multi-purpose garment - the iShark Jacket - specifically for Yao, a former center for the Houston Rockets. Officially, the garment will have a market price of 11,900 yuan, but it will be sold at first for 10,000 yuan.

Jiang Decheng, a Zhejiang province man who has been a fan of Yao's for about 10 years, said he is worried that the superstar has gone too deep into business.

"I am afraid that this will slightly lower his public standing," said Jiang.

In contrast, Yu Dawei, a Shanghai resident, said there is nothing unusual about a star trying to succeed in businesses.

"I can totally understand," Yu said. "Losing that astronomically5 huge contract with the National Basketball Association meant a big economic loss for Yao."

Ma Guoli, chief executive officer of the China branch of Infront Sports and Media AG, a sports-marketing company, said not every athlete can do what Yao has achieved.

"He did this because he is one of the biggest sports stars in the world," Ma said. "He is running a basketball team now, going to a university to further broaden his horizons and is also devoted6 to charity.

"Although some other sports stars have explored new lines of work after retirement7, Yao is one of the few who can do everything so brilliantly. And everyone has his own ambitions."

Yao announced on July 20 his intent to retire from playing professional basketball. Several months later, he enrolled8 as a college freshman9 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Antai economics and management college.



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1 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
参考例句:
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
2 debut IxGxy     
n.首次演出,初次露面
参考例句:
  • That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里,他初次在百老汇登台,扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
  • The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。
3 auction 3uVzy     
n.拍卖;拍卖会;vt.拍卖
参考例句:
  • They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
  • They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
4 inaugural 7cRzQ     
adj.就职的;n.就职典礼
参考例句:
  • We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
  • Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。
5 astronomically 44a6672c53e167d95b44195b013dda65     
天文学上
参考例句:
  • The bill was astronomically high. 账单上的金额高得没谱儿。
  • They have only been read as the multitude read the stars, at most astrologically, not astronomically. 它们之被群众阅读,有如群众之阅览繁星,至多是从星象学而不是从天文学的角度阅览的。
6 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
参考例句:
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
7 retirement TWoxH     
n.退休,退职
参考例句:
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
8 enrolled ff7af27948b380bff5d583359796d3c8     
adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 );登记,招收,使入伍(或入会、入学等),参加,成为成员;记入名册;卷起,包起
参考例句:
  • They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起,他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 freshman 1siz9r     
n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)
参考例句:
  • Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
  • He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。
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