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being an entrepreneur创业者
I had lunch today with my friend Sam. She recently quit her job with a large company to strike out on her own. She has always been an entrepreneur in small ways, but she decided to start her own business. The start-up she launched provided technology consulting services for small- to medium-sized companies.
我与我的朋友萨姆今天一起吃的午饭。她最近从一个大公司辞职开始做自己的生意。她以前也做过几次小生意，不过这回她决心开创自己的事业。她的创业企业是为中小企业提供技术咨询的服务。
At first, she considered becoming partners with one or two of her co-workers. She wasn"t sure if she could raise the seed money she needed for the start-up costs. But, she was able to raise the capital by taking on a silent partner, her uncle who had a lot of investment capital but didn"t want to be involved in the day-to-day operations of a business now that he"s retired.
开始，她想与她的一两个同事合伙。她不知道是否能融到开企业所需要的种子资金。不过，他找到一个不参与经营的合伙人，她的叔叔。她叔叔有很多投资的资金，不过他不想整天陷在日复一日的公司经营中，他已经退休了。
One way that Sam is able to cut down on overhead is to make this a home-based business. She converted her garage into an office where she and her employees could work. Since most of the work would be done on site at her client"s office, she didn"t need a lot of office space.
萨姆减少人头费用的一个方法就是办个家庭企业。她将她的车库改成了办公室用于员工工作。由于公司的很多工作都可以在用户的地方完成，所以她不需要太多的办公地址。
I asked Sam if she was nervous about quitting her job to start her own business. She said that it"s a big risk but that she was looking forward to the challenge. If she fails, she said, she can always audition for American Idol. Well, I thought, I"ve heard Sam sing. I really hope her business takes off!
我问她辞掉工作自己创业是否感觉紧张。她说是有点冒险，不过她渴望迎接些挑战。她说如果她失败了，她就去美国偶像栏目去试戏。我倒是以前听过她唱歌。我真希望她的事业能起飞。