ESL Podcast 616 – Having a Business Mentor

Alex: Where are you going?

Kenya: I’m going to meet my business mentor.

Alex: Your business mentor? What do you do with a business mentor?

Kenya: Well, my mentor is like an advisor. We meet regularly and I get her feedback and guidance with my ideas on starting a business.

Alex: Oh, so you’re her protégé?

Kenya: No, I’m not. I simply go to her with my ideas and she helps me hash them out. She’s a successful entrepreneur and I’m there to learn from her experience.

Alex: How did you get her to be your mentor? Were you already friends?

Kenya: No, I contacted her out of the blue, actually. I’ve read about her company and her many successes, and I wrote her a letter telling her about me and what I hope to accomplish. She agreed to meet with me, and at that first meeting, we really clicked and now we meet once a month.

Alex: That’s very generous of her. What does she get out of it?

Kenya: I’m not sure, but I think she enjoys giving me pointers and sharing her expertise. I’m very appreciative and she says I remind her a lot of herself when she was my age. I take that as a huge compliment.

Alex: You should. If you’re like her, you’ll be a multi-millionaire in no time flat.


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
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mentor 導師；顧問
guidance 指導；引導；咨詢
protégé 受提攜的後進
hash out 敲定
entrepreneur 創業者，企業家（尤指涉及財務風險的）
out of the blue 出乎意料；突然；晴天霹靂
click 恰好吻合;(兩人)一見如故,一拍即合
pointer tips
expertise 專門知識；專門技能；專長
appreciative 感激的；感謝的
compliment 讚揚；稱讚
millionaire 百萬富翁；大富豪
multi-millionaire 千萬富翁,巨富
in no time 很快;立即

在當 adv(平直地) 時, 有以下片語用於強調事情發生的速度或做事的速度很快

● 3 minutes/10 seconds,... flat ==> 例: I was dressed in five minutes flat. 我只用了五分鐘就穿好衣服了。

● flat out = as fast as possible 以最快速度... ==> 例: They were working flat out to get the job done on time. 他們正以最快速度工作, 爭取按時完工。