Pat Jr.: Hmm, I've talked about this with Rick before. Sounds interesting. Jin: I'm confident the expansion will succeed. Pat Jr.: This would be a big step for us. Presently, we only operate on the East Coast. Jin: Cheese steak would be a novelty in Taiwan. I think it'd be a hit! Pat Jr.: Just to let you know, I only help with a portion of the start-up costs for my franchises. Jin: That's what I was expecting. Pat Jr.: Let me sleep on this for a few days before I give you an answer. (下期续) 小帕特:嗯,我跟瑞克之前谈过这件事。听起来挺有意思的。 阿 敬:我相信这样的扩张计划会成功。 小帕特:这对我们来说,会是向前跨越了一大步。到目前为止,我们只在美国东岸开店。 阿 敬:起司牛排三明治在台湾会是新玩意儿。我觉得它会一炮而红! 小帕特:要先提醒你,我对代理商只提供小部分的创业费用。 阿 敬:我原本的期望也就是如此。 小帕特:在给你答复之前,先让我考虑几天。 重点解说: ★ confident (a.) 有信心的,充满自信的 ★ presently (adv.) 就目前来说 ★ operate (v.) 营运 ★ novelty (n.) 独特、新奇的事物 ★ portion (n.) 一份,a portion of就是‘一部分的’ ★ start-up (n.,a.) 起步(的),创业(的),start-up costs就是‘起步时期的花费’育路外语
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