Pat Jr.: My standard cut from my franchise's profits is forty percent for the first year.
Jin: And the following years?
Pat Jr.: It's thirty-five percent the second year and thirty percent each subsequent year.
Jin: Is that negotiable?
Pat Jr.: Everything's negotiable. But that's no guarantee that anything will be changed.
Jin: I understand. And what about my supplies?
(續(xù)上期，下期續(xù))
小帕特：一般第一年我跟代理商收取獲利的四成。
阿 敬：接下來幾年呢？
小帕特：第二年是三成五，接下來每年都是三成。
阿 敬：那部分可以討論嗎？
小帕特：什么都可以討論。但不保證能有什么改變。
阿 敬：我了解。至于我的材料設備呢？
重點解說： ★ profit (n.) 利潤，收益。做‘投資經(jīng)營獲利’解釋時，常用復數(shù)型
★ subsequent (a.) 后續(xù)的，隨后的
★ negotiable (a.) 可以協(xié)調(diào)討論的。動詞則為negotiate
★ guarantee (n.) 保證
★ supplies (n.) 所需的材料設備。在這種用法時，固定加s
Jin: And the following years?
Pat Jr.: It's thirty-five percent the second year and thirty percent each subsequent year.
Jin: Is that negotiable?
Pat Jr.: Everything's negotiable. But that's no guarantee that anything will be changed.
Jin: I understand. And what about my supplies?
(續(xù)上期，下期續(xù))
小帕特：一般第一年我跟代理商收取獲利的四成。
阿 敬：接下來幾年呢？
小帕特：第二年是三成五，接下來每年都是三成。
阿 敬：那部分可以討論嗎？
小帕特：什么都可以討論。但不保證能有什么改變。
阿 敬：我了解。至于我的材料設備呢？
重點解說： ★ profit (n.) 利潤，收益。做‘投資經(jīng)營獲利’解釋時，常用復數(shù)型
★ subsequent (a.) 后續(xù)的，隨后的
★ negotiable (a.) 可以協(xié)調(diào)討論的。動詞則為negotiate
★ guarantee (n.) 保證
★ supplies (n.) 所需的材料設備。在這種用法時，固定加s