Paul is a very successful businessman①.
He owns② several restaurants.
All of them③ are doing④ well.
In fact⑤, they are very profitable.
To be profitable⑥ means that their income is more than their expenses.? /'pr?f?t?b(?)l/
As a result⑦, he is making a lot of money⑧.
保羅是一個非常成功的商人。他擁有幾家餐館。他們都做得很好。事實上，他們是非常有利可圖的。盈利意味著他們的收入大于支出。結果，他賺了很多錢。
①：businessman=business(公司，商業機構)+man(男人)，businesswoman:女性商人，女企業家
②：owns結尾的s和后面的seceral開頭的s只要發一次即可。
own：擁有（動詞）→own a car擁有一輛車，own a house擁有一棟房子
③：them指代上一句中的several restaurants.
④：do進展，繼續保持， do well進展很好，表現很好
eg: Lisa is doing well in the school.麗莎在學校表現的不錯
? ? ? ?I am doing well in my new job.我在新的工作崗位干的不錯。
詢問某人/某事表現如何、進展如何：How+be動詞+sb/sth+doing
e.g: How is Lisa doing in her school?
? ? ? ?How are you doing in your new job?
? ? ? ?How are his restaurants doing?
⑤：in fact事實上
⑥：to be profitable:動詞不定式作主語（不定式的基本形式：to+動詞原形）
⑦：as a result:因此，結果。。。（意思和so一樣）
? ? ? ? as a result of sth:因為……，由于……
⑧：make money:賺錢→make a lot of money / make lots of money? ? ? ?
Paul wants to buy① a new car.
He's trying to decide which car to buy.
He has plenty of ②money.
As a result, he isn't worried ③about the cost.
He can afford④ an expensive car.
保羅想買一輛新車。他正在考慮買哪輛車。他有很多錢。因此，他并不擔心成本。他買得起一輛昂貴的汽車。
①：to buy:動詞不定式作定語
e.g.: He has some work to do.(to do 修飾前面的work) ? ?/ ? ??He has a book to read.(to rean修飾前面的book)
②：plenty of大量的+（不可數名詞 / 可數名詞的復數形式）e.g.: I have plenty of time./ We have plenty of eggs.
③：be worried about sb/sth為某人或某事擔心、憂慮. e.g.: I am worried about you./ She is worried about her weight.
④：afford sth:買得起某物，負擔得起某物
On the other hand①, he doesn't want to waste ②money.
He wants a car he can rely on③.
It has to ④be safe and reliable⑤, especially⑥ in cold winter weather.
If a car breaks down⑦ in bad weather, it can⑧ be very dangerous.
另一方面，他不想浪費錢。他想要一輛可以信賴的汽車。它必須是安全可靠的，特別是在科爾冬天的天氣。如果一輛汽車在壞天氣里拋錨了，那是非常危險的。
①：on the other hand:另一方面
②：waste sth:浪費某物
③：rely on:依賴，信任 ?eg: I rely on you
rely on sb or sth依靠、信任某人/某物 ? e.g.: He relies on the Internet for information.
④：have/has to:必須，不得不
⑤：reliable是動詞rely的形容詞形式，可信賴的，可靠的
⑥：especially特別，尤其（副詞，起強調作用）
especially+名詞：e.g.: I like eating meat, especially beef. / ?He loves wine, especially red wine.
⑦：break down:出故障（尤指機器或汽車出故障）
⑧：can:表示可能性 ?eg: You can gain weght if you drink too many soft drinks.喝太多軟飲的話，你可能會變胖。
總結：
如何提問某人/某事的進展
如何表達“收入大于支出”
動詞不定式
賓語從句
定語從句
