和老外聊天的地道口语第110期:自主创业

S: why don't you start searching for a job?Your classmates have all begun.
J: I want something more challenging.
S: Like what?
J: to run my own business and be my own boss.
S: why do you want to start your own business? Students of your major can easily land a job nowadays.
J: well, I hate being controlled by others,and I don't want to start at the bottom of a steep corporate¹ ladder.
S: I don't mean to discourage you,but do you know that most new business fail?are you fully² prepared?
J: sure I am. To avoid risk, I'll start by opening a small online store in order to make the first bucket of gold of my life.
S: that's down-to-earth. The profits may be low,but you don't have to put in too much overhead.
J: yeah, I can work at home, saving the cost of renting an office. And I don't have to hire an extra hand unless I'm extremely busy.
S: good, in that way,little by little, you can accumulate enough start-up investment for your own company.
你怎么还不开始找工作啊?你同学都已经开始了.
我想做点更有挑战性的事情.
比如说呢?
自己做生意,做自己的老板.
你为什么想自主创业呢?你们这个专业的学生现在很好找工作啊.
我不愿意受制于人,也不想从公司的最底层开始往上爬.
不是想打击你,你知道很多刚开始创业的人都失败了吗?你做好准备了没?
做好准备了.为了避免风险,我会先开一个小型网点来掘人生的第一桶金.
这想法挺现实的.挣得可能不多,但也不用投入更多管理费用.
对,我可以在家里工作,省下租办公室的钱.如果不是特别忙,也不用花钱雇人帮忙.
不错,那样的话,你就可以一点点地为你自己的公司积累创业资金了.
 

1 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。