M: Oh, through a lot of hard work, of course.
噢,当然是通过刻苦努力。
W: I suppose that in a foreign country it was difficult at first, wasn't it?
我想在国外,创业初期一定很艰难的,是吧?
M: Surely it was, especially when you only knew few people and little English.
肯定是。特别是你认识很少人,懂得很少英文的时候。
W: You mean you didn’t know much English then?
你是说你那时候懂的英文不多?
M: Right. I only knew a few English sentences.
是的。我只认识几个英文句子。
W: That's incredible. Could you tell me what you did to make a start?
真是难以置信。你可以告诉我你如何起家的吗?
M: First, I worked as a servant.
我最初是作佣人的。
W: Really? I wish you could tell me more about your experience.
真的吗?我希望你可以多告诉我一些你的经验。
M: I'd like to, but I must run to a meeting.
我很乐意。但是我必须赶去开会。