Chen Li: 我是陳藜. 今天我們要學的新詞是？

Helen: Today’s new word is ‘franchise’. – F.R.A.N.C.H.I.S.E. – franchise.

Chen Li: Franchise. 解釋一下。

Helen: Well, listen carefully. Franchise is a business word.

Chen Li: 這是一個商業詞匯

Helen: A franchise is formal permission, like a licence, to use the name and products of a company.

Chen Li: Franchise是使用一個公司名字和產品的正式的許可證，比如證書。

Helen: Exactly. I’ll explain some more. Do you eat fast food?

Chen Li: 我盡量避免，但是有時我還是去麥當勞。

Helen: Right. Now, there are McDonald’s restaurants all over the world. They are franchises.

Chen Li: I see. 如果我想開一家麥當勞，我需要一個許可證書.

Helen: Yes. You need to pay for the franchise. Then you could use the name and sell the products.

Chen Li: 但是，這僅僅限于餐館不是么？Helen?

Helen: No. it could be for shops or any type of business.

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A: Would you like to open a franchise restaurant or try something original?

B: I’m not sure. With a franchise you have more chance of success – everybody already knows the name, but you have less freedom, I think.

Chen Li: 那你會出錢購買一個許可證嗎？

Helen: No. You need a lot of money to buy a franchise. And I don’t have a lot of money to spare.

Chen Li: 是的，購買一個許可證需要很多錢

Helen: Yes, franchises are not cheap.

Chen Li: 好了，我們復習一下，franchise一個公司給與個人可以使用他們名字和銷售其產品的證書.

Helen: well, you’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon. Bye.

Chen Li: See you next time.