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If you have ever considered launching a startup, you may feel that it requires an all-in, 100 percent focus, which would mean le

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问题         If you have ever considered launching a startup, you may feel that it requires an all-in, 100 percent focus, which would mean leaving a full-time job. A new book by Patrick McGinnis, venture capitalist and founder of Dirigo Advisors, argues that all you need is 10% of your spare time to become an entrepreneur. Patrick stopped by the Knowledge@Wharton Show on Sirius XM channel 111 to talk about the book, The 10% Entrepreneur.
        Knowledge@Wharton: How did you arrive at 10%?
        Patrick McGinnis: I did this myself. I was the guy bumbling around in the dark room looking for the light switch in my own life. I came out of this experience where my career went into up heaval, and I was looking for diversification. I started thinking. "What’s an appropriate amount of time to spend on things outside of my day job that is meaningful but achievable?" I started at 20%. I thought, that feels like a lot—let me get down to 10%. Over time, I found out that the average angel investor invests 10% of their net worth in side ventures.
        Knowledge@Wharton: How many potential entrepreneurs do you think are scared away because they feel like they are sticking their neck out there, that they have to go 100% or they can’t go at all?
        McGinnis: It’s a substantial number of people. They look at that and say, "It’s great, but I have a good job. I’m doing something that I always wanted to do. I’m not going to give all that up for the rollercoaster that is entrepreneurship." I think it’s actually quite pervasive. As I’ve talked to people about the book, I’ve been shocked at how many people throughout society are struggling with this dilemma.
What does "pervasive" mean?
选项 A、Preconditioned.
B、Surprising.
C、Wide-spread.
D、Harmful.
答案C
解析 词义猜测题。定位到pervasive所在的句子“我认为那实际上是很联系上下文可知，Knowledge@Wharton的采访者问Patrick，他觉得有多少潜在的创业者因为怕创业需付出太多而放弃了。Patrick的回答是有很多人，他们觉得自己现在有一份好工作，不会放弃这些去创业，因为风险太大。并且从最后一句“I’ve been shocked at how many people throughout society are struggling with this dilemma.”可知，因为创业需要付出很多并且风险大，很多人陷入是创业还是继续现在工作的困境。由how many people以及前文的a substantial number of people可以看出人数之多，陷入进退两难困境的现象是很“普遍的”。preconditioned事先准备的，预处理的；surprising令人惊讶的，意外的；wide-spread普遍的，广泛的；harmful有害的。故本题选C。
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