情景对话

Vince: I want to offer you more InfoKing stock options.

Zina: When you hired me, you knew you were going to be low on cash, didn't you?

Vince: Let me explain. To get more cash, I'll have to borrow more from Vikam, the venture capitalists.

Zina: I know how it works. You don't want to give away any more of your future profits than you have to.

Vince: Exactly. Instead of increasing their position, I want to increase yours.

词汇注释

★ offer (v.) 提供

★ venture (n.) 具冒险性的事业

★ capitalist (n.) 出资者，金主，capital是“资金”

★ profit (n.) 利润

★ increase (v.) 增加

★ position (n.) 地位。此指‘股权’

参考译文

文斯：我想提供你 InfoKing 的认股权。

吉娜：你在雇用我的当时，就知道你会缺现金，对吧？

文斯：容我解释。为了要有更多现金，我就得跟投资我们的维康创投借更多的钱。

吉娜：我知道这种运作方式。除非万不得已，你不会想把更多未来的利润拱手让人。

文斯：正是。我不增加他们的股权，反倒要增加你的。