Pat Jr.: Welcome back. I've given your proposal a lot of thought. 欢迎你们再过来。我已经再三考虑过你的提议。 Jin: What did you decide? 你的决定是？ Pat Jr.: We have a lot of details to discuss, but I think it's workable. 我们有许多细节要讨论，但我觉得可行。 Jin: I'm happy to hear you say that. 很高兴听你那样说。 Pat Jr.: I can give you a cash boost to help your start-up costs, maybe twenty percent. 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。 Jin: That would be terrific! 那就太好了！ Pat Jr.: And 1 I'll go fifty-fifty with you on the advertising. Is that OK? 此外广告费我跟你分摊一半。可以吗？ Jin: That would be generous of you. How about the franchise fees? 你真是慷慨。至于授权费呢？
Pat Jr.: My standard cut from my franchise's profits is forty percent for the first year. 一般第一年我跟代理商收取获利的四成。 Jin: And the following years? 接下来几年呢？ Pat Jr.: It's thirty-five percent the second year and thirty percent each subsequent year. 第二年是三成五，接下来每年都是三成。 Jin: Is that negotiable? 那部分可以讨论吗？ Pat Jr.: Everything's negotiable. But that's no guarantee that anything will be changed. 什么都可以讨论。但不保证能有什么改变。 Jin: I understand. And what about my supplies? 我了解。至于我的材料设备呢？
