【一起闲话英语】你想投身什么样的商业？-Business Idea

Aki / Japan 

speaker Maybe, I'd like to do something with trading maybe. I don't want to handle goods, but maybe importing, exporting stuff¹ like in between maybe Japan and the U.S. since I can speak both languages. Import-Export.

 

Helen / Canada

speaker I think I'd like to own a bookshop because I really like reading and I know a lot about books and actually a lot of times, I go into secondhand book stores, I think I would be really at choosing books. You know, when people come to you with like big suitcases full of books, I think I'd be pretty good at selecting the ones that would sell and the ones that would not.

 

Lori / Canada

speaker I'd like to own a business that's connected with travel in some way. I love to travel myself so if I could find someway to combine my favorite hobby with a way to make money, that would be great.

 

Paul / England

speaker Yeah, I'd really like to have my own cafe, like a ... not just like a regular cafe. Like a cool cafe, like an arts cafe, and people can come in and read books, drink coffee. Just relax with some good music.

 

Lindsay / United States

speaker I would love to own a smoothie business, because actually I really love smoothies, especially the banana flavored² smoothies and I think it would be a good business to have. It would be fun. You could hire your friends, and also it's not enslaving the Third World. You can buy organic³ fruit and make the fruit, and make smoothies and just make people happy.

Shalini / Canada

speaker I would own ... I would like to own a scuba⁴ diving / ayurvedic spa type business which would be hopefully located one a tropical⁵ island where one could enjoy the underwater world and also have a relaxing vacation learning⁶ about ayurvedic practices of eating and yoga.

1 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

2 flavored   

v.给…调味( flavor的过去式和过去分词 )；给…增添风趣

参考例句：

• She flavored the fish with sugar and vinegar. 她用糖和醋给鱼调味。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The olives are steeped in flavored oil. 橄榄浸泡在加过香料的油里。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 organic   

adj.有机的，有机物的；有组织的

参考例句：

• Organic farming is expanding everywhere.有机农业正在各地迅速发展起来。
• The organic fertilizer shall keep the soil in good heart.这有机肥一定会使土壤保持肥沃。

4 scuba   

n.水中呼吸器

参考例句：

• I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve.12岁时我开始迷上了带水中呼吸器潜水。
• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。

5 tropical   

adj.热带的，热带的，炎热的

参考例句：

• You must grow these tropical flowers in a glasshouse.你必须把这些热带花卉种在温室里。
• This disease is widespread in tropical areas.这种疾病在热带地区蔓延很广。

6 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。