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It's not very easy to set up in business.
创业不是一件容易的事情。
It's a hard decision to quit your job and start your own business.
辞掉工作并开创自己的生意,做出这样的决定是很不容易的。
A lot of businesses end up going under in the first year.
很多企业都在第一年以失败告终。
business n. 生意,买卖,企业
set/start up in business“创业”
end up...“以…告终”
go under“失败,破产”
Not everybody is suitable for starting up his own business.
并不是每个人都适合自己创业。
suitable a. 适当的,适合的
start ( up ) a business“创业”
When you start a business, you're the one that has to make all the decisions, and live with the results of your choices.
创业的时候,你是所有决定的决策考,你要接受你的选择所带来的所有结果。
choice n. 选择,抉择
live with“承受,忍受”
Successful entrepreneurs enjoy making decisions and being in charge.
成功的企业家喜欢做决定并且担任管理职责。
A successful entrepreneur is well-organized.
成功的企业家是条理的。
Successful entrepreneurs are flexible and can adapt quickly to the changing
circumstances.
成功的企业家很灵活,能够迅速适应变化的环境。
successful a. 成功的
entrepreneur n. 企业家
organized n. 有条理的,有规划的
flexible a. 灵活的,机动的
adapt v. (使)适应
circumstance n. 环境,境况
The most important quality of an entrepreneur is being willing to take the initiative.
企业家最重要的品质就是愿意采取主动。
Having strong drive to make money is another important quality for an
entrepreneur.
拥有强烈的赚钱欲望是企业家的另外一项重要品质。
initiative n. 主动权,首创精神,进取心
drive n. 动力,欲望,魄力,干劲
take the initiative“采取主动”
If you're going to start a business, you need to be good at both short-range and long-term planning.
如果你打算创业,就需要擅长做短期和长期规划。
short-range planning表示“短期规划”,long-term planning表示“长期规划”。
While people like to talk about starting businesses on shoestrings, the truth is that starting a business costs a lot of money.
入们喜欢谈论用零星资金来创业,而事实上,创业需要花很多钱。
shoestring n. 小额资本,一小笔钱,零星资金:鞋带
do sth. on a shoestring表示“用很少的钱做某事”。
Every dollar invested in the business is another dollar that eventually has to be recouped from sales.
你所投入的每一块钱最终都需要通过销售才能赚回来。
eventually ad. 最后,终于
recoup v. 弥补,偿还,重获
According to statistics, most businesses fail because of weak management.
根据统计数字,大部分企业都由于管理不善而失败。
statistic n. 统计数据
weak a. 差的
management n. 管理