PETS－2每日對話練習357

Pat Jr.: My standard cut from my franchise's profits is forty percent for the first year.
　　Jin: And the following years?
　　Pat Jr.: It's thirty-five percent the second year and thirty percent each subsequent year.
　　Jin: Is that negotiable?
　　Pat Jr.: Everything's negotiable. But that's no guarantee that anything will be changed.
　　Jin: I understand. And what about my supplies?
　　(續上期，下期續)
　　小帕特：一般第一年我跟代理商收取獲利的四成。
　　阿　敬：接下來幾年呢？
　　小帕特：第二年是三成五，接下來每年都是三成。
　　阿　敬：那部分可以討論嗎？
　　小帕特：什麽都可以討論。但不保証能有什麽改變。
　　阿　敬：我了解。至於我的材料設備呢？
　　重點解說： 　　★ profit (n.) 利潤，收益。做‘投資經營獲利’解釋時，常用複數型
　　★ subsequent (a.) 後續的，隨後的
　　★ negotiable (a.) 可以協調討論的。動詞則爲negotiate
　　★ guarantee (n.) 保証
　　★ supplies (n.) 所需的材料設備。在這種用法時，固定加s