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Tom works in a small office that helps people start new businesses.汤姆在一家帮助人们创业的小事务所工作。 This spring he is helping a young woman open a small coffee shop.今年春天，他正在帮一位年轻女士开一家小咖啡店。 She signed a contract with the owner of the building last Friday.她上周五和楼房的房东签了一份合同。 The contract says she must pay the rent on the first day of each month.合同规定她必须在每月第一天交房租。 She also took a small loan from a bank to buy tables and coffee machines.她还从银行贷了一笔小款，用来买桌子和咖啡机。

The owner of the shop is a liberal person who likes new ideas.这家店的房东是个思想开明、喜欢新点子的人。 She told Tom that she does not want to follow every old rule.她告诉汤姆，她不想遵守每一条老规矩。 Tom said she still has to know the legislation about food and safety.汤姆说她仍然必须了解有关食品和安全的法律。 The old floor of the shop was bad, so workers built a new foundation under it.店里原来的地板很差，所以工人在地板下面重新做了地基。 The old coffee machine was broken, so she bought a replacement online.原来的咖啡机坏了，所以她在网上买了一个替换品。

Now she knows one limitation of her plan: she has only two helpers.现在她知道自己的计划有一个局限：她只有两个帮手。 On busy mornings, she is literally running between the kitchen and the door.在忙碌的早晨，她简直是在厨房和门口之间跑来跑去。 Tom said the senate in America also makes rules for small shops.汤姆说美国的参议院也会为小商店制定规则。 The shop must pay for any liability if a customer gets hurt inside.如果顾客在店里受伤，这家店必须承担赔偿责任。 Tom wrote all of this down and said the shop could open next week.汤姆把这些都记了下来，并说这家店下周就可以开业了。