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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目！
When we break something, we usually expect people to get angry.
我们打碎别人的东西时，通常认为他会生气NGg&Fv@Y,)dzGb。
But what about when we break even? Let’s listen.
但当我们“break even”的时候呢？让我们一起来听听看把u46I0^Go^IwX(f。
Break Even
不赚不赔

Hey, how is your friend’s new business doing?
嗨，你朋友的新公司运行如何？
The first year her coffee shop was open she barely broke even. That’s not bad.
她的咖啡店开张第一年的时候，几乎不赚不赔rr4xG|Onim。还不错auy|!4QoFbMq+nVD)P。
Many small businesses don’t even make it to the second year, let alone break even.
许多小公司甚至都没有撑到第二年，更别说不赚不赔了58TSxPH|p*KN#1i;lk。
Yeah, but she is really hoping to actually earn a profit this year.
是的，可她真的希望今年能挣取利润y;|3n.rT=Jeds-TUf~j。
Breaking even means the point at which costs and earnings are equal.
不赚不赔表示，成本和收益平衡@;0(Zm)(]fJ6f。
Breaking even is not the worst thing to happen to a business. That would be going bankrupt.
不赚不赔并不是最坏的情况，对于公司来说uNed;b@o7o12ATdL6S。最坏的情况就是破产了+yvf-[86w|a.2B。
But the point of being in business is to make a profit.
但是公司营业的目的就是获得利润kanF3L0S9yqauYX=)tvG。
So, if your business is always breaking even, you may want to rethink your business model.
因此，如果你的公司不赚不赔，你可能就要重新考虑公司的运营模式了(|svA4LubW]I26Y.XNH5。
And that’s English in a Minute!
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