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It's not very easy to set up in business.
創業不是一件容易的事情。
It's a hard decision to quit your job and start your own business.
辭掉工作并開創自己的生意,做出這樣的決定是很不容易的。
A lot of businesses end up going under in the first year.
很多企業都在第一年以失敗告終。
business n. 生意,買賣,企業
set/start up in business“創業”
end up...“以…告終”
go under“失敗,破產”
Not everybody is suitable for starting up his own business.
并不是每個人都適合自己創業。
suitable a. 適當的,適合的
start ( up ) a business“創業”
When you start a business, you're the one that has to make all the decisions, and live with the results of your choices.
創業的時候,你是所有決定的決策考,你要接受你的選擇所帶來的所有結果。
choice n. 選擇,抉擇
live with“承受,忍受”
Successful entrepreneurs enjoy making decisions and being in charge.
成功的企業家喜歡做決定并且擔任管理職責。
A successful entrepreneur is well-organized.
成功的企業家是條理的。
Successful entrepreneurs are flexible and can adapt quickly to the changing
circumstances.
成功的企業家很靈活,能夠迅速適應變化的環境。
successful a. 成功的
entrepreneur n. 企業家
organized n. 有條理的,有規劃的
flexible a. 靈活的,機動的
adapt v. (使)適應
circumstance n. 環境,境況
The most important quality of an entrepreneur is being willing to take the initiative.
企業家最重要的品質就是愿意采取主動。
Having strong drive to make money is another important quality for an
entrepreneur.
擁有強烈的賺錢欲望是企業家的另外一項重要品質。
initiative n. 主動權,首創精神,進取心
drive n. 動力,欲望,魄力,干勁
take the initiative“采取主動”
If you're going to start a business, you need to be good at both short-range and long-term planning.
如果你打算創業,就需要擅長做短期和長期規劃。
short-range planning表示“短期規劃”,long-term planning表示“長期規劃”。
While people like to talk about starting businesses on shoestrings, the truth is that starting a business costs a lot of money.
入們喜歡談論用零星資金來創業,而事實上,創業需要花很多錢。
shoestring n. 小額資本,一小筆錢,零星資金:鞋帶
do sth. on a shoestring表示“用很少的錢做某事”。
Every dollar invested in the business is another dollar that eventually has to be recouped from sales.
你所投入的每一塊錢最終都需要通過銷售才能賺回來。
eventually ad. 最后,終于
recoup v. 彌補,償還,重獲
According to statistics, most businesses fail because of weak management.
根據統計數字,大部分企業都由于管理不善而失敗。
statistic n. 統計數據
weak a. 差的
management n. 管理