Beth And, as usual, we'll give you explanations with examples.
Jiaying 先来看动词 “start” 和短语 “start up”。
Beth You can 'start' or 'start up' a 'business', 'organisation' or 'company'.
Jiaying 没错,“start” 和 “start up” 的相似之处是:它们都可以表示 “创办、成立、开始运营(公司、机构)等”。比如:start/start up a business(创业)、start/start up an organisation(创立一家机构)、start/start up a company(创办一家公司)。听两个例句。
Examples Justin has started a tech company. (贾斯汀创办了一家科技公司。)
You know so much about fashion, you should start up a business. (你对时尚很有了解,你应该创业。)
Beth They can have a very small difference in meaning. With 'start up', there can be a bigger focus on the organisation at the beginning of a new company.
Beth And 'start up' is similar to the phrasal verb 'set up'. Both of these phrasal verbs have a focus on the initial organisation required when starting a business.
Example An investor is financing our startup costs. (一个投资人正在资助我们的创业开销。)
Jiaying 下面,来说一说动词 “open”,问题中提到了 “开书店”。
Beth We are unlikely to say 'start', 'start up' or 'set up' a bookstore because it is a physical place. We usually say 'open' for shops or paid services, like a gym.
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