✶ 勇敢創業去！(上) Opening Your Own Business

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Q: Are the rumors true that you are leaving the company?

M: Yes, it’s true. I turned in my resignation letter last week. But I’ll still be here until the end of the month.

Q: Wow. You’ve been here a long time. The office will seem strange without you.

M: Oh, I’m sure things will be fine.

Q: I also heard some people say that you are planning to start your own business. Is that true?

M: Yes, I’ve been saving up money for the past two years getting ready to invest.

Q: That’s exciting. What kind of business is it?

M: It’s not that exciting. We’re going to open a drink stand in a night market.

Q: Do you have a business partner?

M: Yeah, I’m going to cooperate with two of my good friends and they will also help run the place. Hopefully, it will be successful.

Q: I hear that those drink stands can earn a huge amount of income each month.

M: Well, I certainly hope so. Our plan is to make a profit in less than three months.

Q: I’m sure it will be a great success.

 

★     1.     rumor [ˋrumɚ] n. 傳聞，謠言

Kelly was the one who spread the rumor about the teacher.
散播老師謠言的人就是凱莉。

        2.     turn in...　　呈交∕繳交……

I need to turn in this assignment on time, or else I’ll fail the class.
我必須準時繳交這份作業，否則這堂課會不及格。

★     3.     resignation [͵rɛzɪgˋneʃən] n. 辭職

After Vivian’s resignation, she went abroad.
在薇薇安辭職後，她便出國了。

★     4.     save up... / save... up　　存……（錢）

I plan to save up enough money to buy a house one day.
我打算有一天存到足夠的錢來買一棟房子。

★     5.     invest [ɪnˋvɛst] vi. 投資

Ryan was really lucky. He invested at just the right time and made a lot of money.
萊恩真幸運。適時投資讓他大賺一筆。

★     6.     cooperate [koˋɑpə͵ret] vi. 合作（與介詞 with 並用）

Frank was upset when Jane refused to cooperate with him.
當珍拒絕與法蘭克合作時，他很難過。

★     7.     hopefully [ˋhopfəlɪ] adv. 但願，可望

Hopefully, Helena will get the job she wants.
但願海倫娜能得到她想要的工作。

★     8.     make a profit　　獲利

Tom made a huge profit selling imported cars.
湯姆賣進口車賺了很多錢。
* imported [ɪm̀portɪd] a. 進口的

(★ 為全民英檢中級必背單字)

請依句意在空格內填入適當的字詞

1.     泰倫斯試著要存新臺幣五千元來買其中一張限量版的專輯。

        Terence is trying to __________ NT$5,000 for one of those limited edition albums.

2.     人們應相互合作以幫助終結貧窮。

        People should __________ with each other to help end poverty.

3.     我們的教授提醒我們要在下週一前繳交報告。

        Our professor reminded us to __________ our reports before next Monday.

 

答案:  1. save up 2. cooperate 3. turn in

Day 1

（昆汀和瑪莎上班時在休息室聊天。）

昆　汀：   那些有關妳要離開公司的傳聞是真的嗎？

瑪　莎：   是真的。我上週遞出我的辭呈了。但我還是會在這待到月底。

昆　汀：   哇。妳在這裡待很久了。辦公室沒有妳會很奇怪的。

瑪　莎：   噢，我相信一切都會沒事的。

昆　汀：   我也聽有些人說妳計劃要創業。是真的嗎？

瑪　莎：   是的，過去兩年我一直在存錢準備要投資。

昆　汀：   真令人興奮。是什麼樣的事業啊？

瑪　莎：   沒有那麼令人興奮啦。我們即將要在夜市開設一個飲料攤。

昆　汀：   妳有企業夥伴嗎？

瑪　莎：   有，我即將要與我的兩位好友合作，而且他們也會幫忙經營這個地方。希望它會成功。

昆　汀：   我聽說那些飲料攤每個月都能賺很多錢。

瑪　莎：   嗯，我當然希望如此。我們的計畫是在三個月內獲利。

昆　汀：  我相信它會是一個巨大的成功。

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