首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buc
[originaltext] It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buc
游客
2023-07-07
31
管理
问题
It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. "I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it." DeLuca recalls saying. "Buck said, ’you should open a sandwich shop’."
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a cheque for $1,000. DeLuca rented a storefront in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000.
But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, "After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls." All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. "We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public. ’We are so successful that we are opening a second store.’" And they did — in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the cheques to pay their suppliers. "It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out," DeLuca says.
And having a goal was also important. "There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal," DeLuca adds. DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. What was DeLuca’s purpose in opening the first sandwich shop?
17. What can we learn about DeLuca and Buck’s first shop?
18. Why did DeLuca and Buck decide to open a second store?
19. What contributes most to their success according to the speaker?
选项
A、To do some research.
B、To support his family.
C、To pay for his college education.
D、To help his partner expand business.
答案
C
解析
短文开头提到,在巴克问德卢卡对未来的打算时,德卢卡说…going to college,but Ineed a way to pay for it,然后巴克建议他开一家三明治店。由此可知,德卢卡开三明治店是为了赚钱支付大学的学费,故答案为C)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2815032.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Doesadrinkadaykeepheartattacksaway?(32)Overthepast
[originaltext]JuanTrippewasoneofthepioneersofmodernairtravel.His
[originaltext]JuanTrippewasoneofthepioneersofmodernairtravel.His
[originaltext]M:Hi.Iheardyou’relookingforadifferentapartment.W:Yeah
[originaltext]M:Hi.Iheardyou’relookingforadifferentapartment.W:Yeah
[originaltext]W:Withustodayissleepscientist,DoctorIrisSaunders.M:Goo
[originaltext]W:Withustodayissleepscientist,DoctorIrisSaunders.M:Goo
[originaltext]W:I’msorry.Ineedtoworklatetonight.Soyoushouldprobably
[originaltext]W:I’msorry.Ineedtoworklatetonight.Soyoushouldprobably
[originaltext]W:I’msorry.Ineedtoworklatetonight.Soyoushouldprobably
随机试题
Thedeanofourdepartmentissupposed______forFlorencethedaybeforeyester
数字出版产品的质量要求包括( )等。A.完整性 B.规范性 C.紧迫性
真性红细胞增多症,下列哪项是错误的A.网织红细胞>5% B.红细胞(7~10)
下列哪个不是Ⅱ类环境A.普通手术室 B.产房 C.婴儿室 D.层流病房
9999×3+101×11×(101-92)。
《隔离开关分合闸位置“双确认”改造技术规范》中姿态传感器其接收装置应具备将与其连
结核性脑膜炎病变最明显的部位是( )。A.脑桥 B.脑底部 C.脚间池
目前,早期肿瘤治疗最有效的方法是A.手术 B.免疫治疗 C.基因治疗 D.
根据九部委《标准施工招标文件》,对于施工合同变更的估价,已标价工程量清单中无适用
在项目实施的各个阶段,不同的层面、不同的范围和不同的质量责任主体之间,应用PDC
最新回复
(
0
)