ChinesePod News (March 21, 2019)<br /><br />A US jury has ruled that the glyphosate-based weed-killing agent Roundup contributed to a California man’s cancer. Following the announcement, shares of the German chemical company Bayer dropped 12 percent. Bayer acquired Roundup manufacturer Monsanto last year for $63 billion.<br /><br />NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/GW2HJNt-T-U<br /><br />This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:<br /><br />除草剂: herbicide<br />致癌: to cause cancer<br />重挫: to plummet<br />专利: patent<br />过期: to have expired<br />市面: market conditions<br />尔后: subsequently<br /><br />Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!<br />===================================<br />Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library! <br /><br />LIKE US: https://www.facebook.com/chinesepod<br />TWEET US: https://twitter.com/chinesepod<br />DOUBLE-TAP US: https://instagram.com/chinesepodtv<br />SNAP US: https://www.snapchat.com/add/chinesep...<br />READ US: https://chinesepod.com/blog<br />LEARN WITH US: https://chinesepod.com/
