Scene 138 创业

Scene 138　创业

❶ 我应该致力于我的创业。I should be bent¹ on my startup.

对话 A: What will you do next? 接下来你要怎么做？

B: I should be bent on my startup. 我应该致力于我的创业。

❷ 我正在考虑自己创业。I'm considering starting my own business.

对话 A: I'm considering starting my own business. 我正在考虑自己创业。

B: I'm on your side. 我支持你。

❸ 我辞职创业却失败了。I quit my job to start a startup but failed.

对话 A: Why did you quit your job? 你为什么辞职了？

B: I quit my job to start a startup but failed. 我辞职创业却失败了。

❹ 如果我决心自己创业，我需要贷款。If I'm set on starting my own business, I have to get a loan.

对话 A: How do you get the initial capital? 你怎样得到启动资金？

B: If I'm set on starting my own business, I have to get a loan. 如果我决心自己创业，我需要贷款。

❺ 我和一个同事开了一家投资公司。I started an investment firm with a colleague.

对话 A: What's new with you? 你最近怎么样？

B: I started an investment firm with a colleague. 我和一个同事开了一家投资公司。

❻ 我想开一个面包店。I'd like to open a bakery.

对话 A: What do you want to do? 你想做什么？

B: I'd like to open a bakery. 我想开一个面包店。

❼ 你想贷款开什么样的公司？What kind of business is it that you need a loan for?

❽ 我正在为公司想名字。I am thinking of a name for my business.

对话 A: I am thinking of a name for my business. 我正在为公司想名字。

B: I can help you. 我可以帮你。

❾ 我想凭自己的能力挣更多的钱。I want to make use of my ability to earn more money.

同类表达 I hope to make the best of my ability to make more money in the future. 我希望充分发挥自己的能力，将来挣更多的钱。

❿ 创业是一个艰难的过程。Starting a business is a daunting² task.

对话 A: I have to admit that starting a business is a daunting task. 我不得不承认创业是一个艰难的过程。

B: I can't agree more. I failed last year. 我很赞同，去年我就失败了。

1 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

2 daunting   

adj.使人畏缩的

参考例句：

• They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
• Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。