聆听悦耳英音60:女性创业者的酸甜苦辣Businesswomen (2)

 　　嘉宾：Debbie Mason

　　话题：英国社会观察---女性创业者的酸甜苦辣Businesswomen

　　单词拼写：

　　1、Castigate：condemn

　　2、Profit：利润

　　3、Prejudice：偏见

　　重点俚语：

　　1、(Entrepreneurial) comfort zone：a place where you feel comfortable (in business)

　　2、From concept to business：from idea to practice

　　3、Never really looked back：kept going without any regret

　　问题：

　　1、Why did Louise start up her business?

　　2、What does Margaret say that business is actually about?

　　3、What’s Margaret’s advice to any woman wanting to start up a business?

　　答案：

　　1、Louise started up her business because as a mother she realized there was no decent¹ food in restaurants, shops, and cafeteria for her baby, so her own experience propped² her up to start up such a business .

　　2、Margaret says that business is actually about creating profits .

　　3、To any woman wanting to start up a business, Margaret’s advice is to be a woman, like her who never looked back.

1 decent   

adj.象样的，不错的，体面的，正派的，恰当的

参考例句：

• We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
• There isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。

2 propped   

支撑，支持，维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sat propped up in the bed by pillows. 他靠着枕头坐在床上。
• This fence should be propped up. 这栅栏该用东西支一支。