head-on in this sphere, they were sure to lose. Having already burned through half of their initial funds, if they failed the best they could hope to do with what was left was open a fried chicken stand. They initially considered just cutting their losses and bailing out, but soon realized they'd regret giving up so easily.
那時他們辛苦集資的百萬資金已燒掉大半，剩下的錢「大概只夠開個雞排攤」；也曾經想過乾脆散夥把錢分一分算了，但後來還是覺得「現在不做，以後一定會後悔」。