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.
(下期续)
小帕特：嗯，我跟瑞克之前谈过这件事。听起来挺有意思的。
阿 敬：我相信这样的扩张计划会成功。
小帕特：这对我们来说，会是向前跨越了一大步。到目前为止，我们只在美国东岸开店。
阿 敬：起司牛排三明治在台湾会是新玩意儿。我觉得它会一炮而红！
小帕特：要先提醒你，我对代理商只提供小部分的创业费用。
阿 敬：我原本的期望也就是如此。
小帕特：在给你答复之前，先让我考虑几天。
重点解说：
★ confident (a.) 有信心的，充满自信的
★ presently (adv.) 就目前来说
★ operate (v.) 营运
★ novelty (n.) 独特、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），创业（的），start-up costs就是‘起步时期的花费’
