dad

Living an Independent Life-(独立生活)

dad是什么意思

A：Mom, I want to move out.
妈妈，我想搬出去住。

B：Hey, sounds great to me, kid. What kind of job did you find?
嘿，听起来到很不错，孩子，你找到了什么工作？

A：Job?
什么工作？

B：Yes, job. If you’re going to live on your own, you have to pay for rent and everything else.
是呀，工作。如果你想一个人住，你必须自己付房租，还有所有的一切。

A：I thought I could just get you and Dad to pay for an apartment. I found a cheap one.
我想让你和爸爸来付房租，我就找间便宜点的。

B：When you move out, your father and I aren’t paying your rent, young man. Get a job.
你搬走的话，年轻人，你爸爸和我是不会给你付房租的，找一个工作吧。

A：You’re right. If I’m going to live on my own, I have to be independent.
没错。如果要一个人住的话，我要学会独立。

B：Well, the newspaper is over there. Look in the want ads, but I don’t know what you’re going to find without a college degree.
哦，那边有报纸。看看招聘专栏，但是我不知道没有大学文凭你可以找到什么工作。

创业

A：I was thinking of starting my own business.
我正在考虑开始自己创业。

B：What kind?
哪一类的？

A：I know you wanted me to take over your restaurant business, but to be honest, I can’t stand working in the food industry.
我知道你想让我接手你的餐厅，但是说实话，我受不了干食品业这行。

B：Don’t worry, I knew that about you a long time ago.
别担心，你这一点我很早以前就知道了。

dad什么意思

A：I thought maybe you and dad could loan me some money to open a skate boarding shop.
我想你和爸爸也许能借我点钱让我开一个滑板商店。

B：That’s possible. Do you have a business plan?
那也有可能，你有创业计划吗？

dad的解释

A：Not in writing, but I’ve thought of all the preliminary details.
还没有落实到文字，但是我已经想过所有准备阶段的细节。

B：So what would you sell?
那你打算卖什么呢？

A：We’d sell skateboards, clothing, shoes, and accessories.
我想卖滑板、衣服、鞋和一些装饰。

B：What would make your shop different from the others’?
你打算怎样使你的店区别于其他人的呢？

A：I thought we could make our own T-shirts.
我们可以制作我们自己的T 恤。

dad什么意思

B：It sounds OK to me, but you’ll have to talk to your father about this, too.
听起来还可以，但你还得和你爸爸也谈谈这件事情。