boom

/buːm/

繁荣；增长

a boom in...

a sudden boom in the house market.

房产市场的突然繁荣。

Sales are booming.

销售量在增长。

locate

/ləʊˈkeɪt/

定位；定居

be located in

定位于；定居于

A: Hi, how are you?

嗨，你好吗？

B: I'm well, and you?

我很好，你呢？

A: Fine. How's your job going?

还行吧，你的工作进展的怎么样了？

B: I don't know if I told you or not, but I decided to start my own business.

我不知道我告诉过你没有，我打算自己开公司了。

A: Really? That's fantastic. What kind of business is it?

真的吗，太棒了，是什么类型的公司？

B: I've started an investment banking firm with some of my old colleagues from Goldman Sachs.

我和以前在高盛公司的几个同事合伙开了家投资银行。

A: How is it going?

那现在进行的如何了？

B: It started off a bit slow, but now, business is really booming.

刚开始的时候进展比较缓慢，不过现在已经开始蒸蒸日上了。

A: That's such great news. I'm really happy for you. Where is your office located?

真是个好消息，我真替你高兴，你们的办公地点在哪儿？

B: Our head office is here in Beijing. But we are planning on opening up two more offices soon.

我们的总部就在北京这儿，我们打算马上再开两家分公司。

A: Where will those be located?

分公司会设在哪儿呢？

B: If all goes well, we'll open one up in Hong Kong in April and another one in Singapore in October.

如果一切进展顺利的话，四月份会有一家在香港开张，另一家十月份开在新加坡。

A: When will you find out?

这事你们什么时候能定下来？

B: We're negotiating the final details of the leasing contracts tomorrow.

我们明天会针对租约合同作最后的协商。

A: Well, good luck. I hope it all goes well for you tomorrow.

祝你好运，希望你明天一切顺利。