西单女孩身价过亿 自主创业卖牙膏

 Ren Yueli was once a street singer in an underground passage in Xidan, in downtown Beijing. Her interpretation¹ of the song "Angel's Wings" went viral online in 2009. Netizens named her the "Xidan girl."

任月丽曾经是北京西单地下通道的街头歌手。2009年，她因翻唱歌曲《天使的翅膀》而在网上爆红。网民也把她称作“西单女孩”。

More recently, Ren once again entered the public eye. This time it was not her songs but her successful transformation² into a businesswoman that drew attention. A tooth paste advertisement for the brand of a toothpaste that Ren now manages got played on the big screen in New York City's Times Square.

最近，任月丽再次进入大众视野。这一次，引来人们注意的并不是她的歌声，而是她成功转型为一名商业女性。在纽约时代广场的大屏幕上，播放着任月丽经营的一款牙膏的广告。

Well-known writer Su Qin said on her Weibo that Ren's business enterprise had already propelled her into the stratum³ of multimillionaires. "Xidan girl" seemed to approve of the writer's message, re-posting from her Weibo with a smiling emoji added at the end.

知名作家苏芩在她的微博上表示，任月丽的企业已经把她推入了千万富翁的行列。“西单女孩”似乎同意作者的观点，在她的微博上转发了这则评论，并在结尾添加上了一个笑脸。

西单女孩身价过亿 自主创业卖牙膏

However, Ren said in an interview with Chengdu Commercial Daily: "It is an exaggerationto say that I'm a multimillionaire. That's just the valuation of our products. Business is sort of a secondary profession for me; I am still a singer, and that's my main career."

不过，任月丽在《成都商业日报》的一次采访中说道：“说我是千万富翁有点儿夸张。那只是对产品的估值。商业是我的第二职业；我还是个歌手，这是我的主业。”

Ren said the idea to invest in toothpaste came from a friend of hers, who successfully convinced Ren to get involved. Compared with her singing career, Ren said business has been going very smoothly⁴: "I have the best partner and the best team, so I do not worry about sales or recognition," said Ren.

任月丽表示，投资牙膏的想法来自她的一个朋友，这位朋友成功地劝说任入伙。相比歌唱事业，她说，商业发展很顺利：“我拥有最好的合伙人和团队，所以我不用担心销售和品牌认知，”

When asked about the future, she made no secret of her ambition. Ren said: "I want to be the next Dong Mingzhu!”

当被问到未来时，她并没有隐藏自己的野心。任月丽表示：“我想成为下一个董明珠！”

1 interpretation   

n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理

参考例句：

• His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
• Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。

2 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

3 stratum   

n.地层，社会阶层

参考例句：

• The coal is a coal resource that reserves in old stratum.石煤是贮藏在古老地层中的一种煤炭资源。
• How does Chinese society define the class and stratum?中国社会如何界定阶级与阶层？

4 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。