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原文對話:
Joey, take your time with that. That's my last batch.
No more jam?!
Well, what happened to your jam plan?
I figured out I need to charge seventeen bucks a jar just to break even. So, I've got a new plan now. Babies.
今天我們要學習的是:
【break even】:保本;不盈不虧;夠本;得失相當
例句:
Taylor's business just managed to break even last month.
上月泰勒的生意收支平衡,不虧不盈。
The airline hopes to break even next year and return to profit the following year
那家航空公司希望明年實現收支相抵,在隨後一年重新盈利。
Last year the company only managed to break even.
該公司去年勉強盈虧持衡。