精選詞彙單元 Vocab EP.035: 傑米·奧利佛的餐廳關門了 Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain in financial trouble

「揮汗有禮：全民動起來」運動幣全民加碼活動 活動期間：115年9月1日 至 115年11月30日止 參加資格：年滿16歲國民，完成指定任務後每週每人可上傳1次運動數據，經審核通過後，即可兌換指定通路商品折價券。 詳見動滋網： https://fstry.pse.is/9kvr3d —— 以上為 FMTaiwan 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— Summary: Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain is on its way going bankrupt. Skynews reported that Jamie is calling in the administrators because the chain failed to stay afloat. Last year, the Mirror reported that the restaurant empire owed staff £2.2 million and was in £71.5 million of debt. Oliver blamed Brexit on the closure of six of his Jamie’s Italian branches. He said poor trading conditions, rising food and staffing costs, and a weakening pound. Restaurant consultant mentioned that Jamie’s demise can also be attributable to consumers abandoning the ‘middle market’ having realized they can get better quality food from (say) their local Italian or burger joint at the same price or less. Vocabulary and sample sentences: On the brink (of collapse) idiom. - a situation when you are almost in a new situation, usually a bad oneI was on the brink of a nervous breakdown when I saw my credit card bill last month. Closure n. - act of closing something / shutThe closure of Jamie’s restaurant pushed Jamie to work harder. Struggling adj. - striving to achieve something in face of difficultyLast month was a struggling period for me to pay rent.