Pat Jr.: Hmm, I've talked about this with Rick before. Sounds interesting.
Jin: I'm confident the expansion will succeed.
Pat Jr.: This would be a big step for us. Presently, we only operate on the East Coast.
Jin: Cheese steak would be a novelty in Taiwan. I think it'd be a hit!
Pat Jr.: Just to let you know, I only help with a portion of the start-up costs for my franchises.
Jin: That's what I was expecting.
Pat Jr.: Let me sleep on this for a few days before I give you an answer.
(下期續(xù)) 小帕特：嗯，我跟瑞克之前談過這件事。聽起來挺有意思的。
阿 敬：我相信這樣的擴張計劃會成功。
小帕特：這對我們來說，會是向前跨越了一大步。到目前為止，我們只在美國東岸開店。
阿 敬：起司牛排三明治在臺灣會是新玩意兒。我覺得它會一炮而紅！
小帕特：要先提醒你，我對代理商只提供小部分的創(chuàng)業(yè)費用。
阿 敬：我原本的期望也就是如此。
小帕特：在給你答復(fù)之前，先讓我考慮幾天。
重點解說：
★ confident (a.) 有信心的，充滿自信的
★ presently (adv.) 就目前來說
★ operate (v.) 營運
★ novelty (n.) 獨特、新奇的事物
★ portion (n.) 一份，a portion of就是‘一部分的’
★ start-up (n.,a.) 起步（的），創(chuàng)業(yè)（的），start-up costs就是‘起步時期的花費’