Pat Jr.: Welcome back. I've given your proposal a lot of thought.
Jin: What did you decide?
Pat Jr.: We have a lot of details to discuss, but I think it's workable.
Jin: I'm happy to hear you say that.
Pat Jr.: I can give you a cash boost to help your start-up costs, maybe twenty percent.
Jin: That would be terrific!
Pat Jr.: And 1 I'll go fifty-fifty with you on the advertising. Is that OK?
Jin: That would be generous of you. How about the franchise fees?
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三天之后，回到派氏牛排店
小帕特：欢迎你们再过来。我已经再三考虑过你的提议。
阿 敬：你的决定是？
小帕特：我们有许多细节要讨论，但我觉得可行。
阿 敬：很高兴听你那样说。
小帕特：起步阶段的费用，我可以提供你一笔现金挹注，或许百分之二十吧。
阿 敬：那就太好了！
小帕特：此外广告费我跟你分摊一半。可以吗？
阿 敬：你真是慷慨。至于授权费呢？
重点解说：
★ give something a lot of thought 再三考虑某事
★ proposal (n.) 提议
★ workable (a.) 可行的
★ cash boost 金钱上的协助
★ franchise fees 授权费
