夏说英语新闻晨读 第497期:伟大的母亲创业者

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Sally Bunkham founded her online retail¹ business nearly two years ago after the birth of her second child. To begin with, she says, she didn't mind being labelled a mumpreneur. "But as I've gone through my business journey I've realised that it's a bit patronising," because it implies it's "someone with a little hobby". She's not alone: A survey of 500 female business founders² showed that nearly two thirds of them regarded mumpreneur as a "negative" term.

retail: n. 零售
label: vt. 贴标签
mumpreneur: n. 母亲创业者
entrepreneur: n. 企业家
go through: 经历；经受（experience）
patronizing: adj. 屈尊俯就的（condescending）
patron: n. 赞助人；资助人（sponsor；supporter）
patronise: vt. 赞助；屈尊俯就
hobby: n. 爱好
negative/'neɡətɪv/: adj. 负面的

1 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

2 founders   

n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 来自辞典例句
• The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。 来自辞典例句