英語口語練習(xí)小對(duì)話 第21期:富人
習(xí)語：a man/woman of means
講解：means 除了有“方法，手段”的意思之外，還有“財(cái)富，自立，收入”的意思。所以，a man/woman of means在口語中表示“富人”， a man/woman of means則表示“經(jīng)濟(jì)困難的人”。
支持范例：Only a man of means could afford such a big house.
只有富人才買得起這樣的大宅第。
She wished to exhibit Jessica, who was gaining in maturity and beauty, and whom she hoped to marry to a man of means.
她想借此機(jī)會(huì)炫耀一下已經(jīng)出落得美麗多姿的女兒杰西卡，她希望杰西卡能嫁一個(gè)富人。
He was a man of small means.
他是一個(gè)收入微薄的人。
迷你對(duì)話：
A :He was once a poor man but now he isa man of means.
他曾經(jīng)很窮現(xiàn)在發(fā)達(dá)了。
B :How did hemake a fortune?
他怎么發(fā)財(cái)?shù)?
A :He didn'tmake any effort. His aunt died andleft him a fortune.
他沒怎么努力，他姑姑死了，各塔留下了一大筆財(cái)產(chǎn)。
詞海拾貝：
make a fortune：發(fā)財(cái)
You' ll make a fortune out of it.
你會(huì)從中(或靠它)發(fā)一筆財(cái)。
People who want to make a fortune, never think of retiring to the remote and poor provinces.
想發(fā)財(cái)?shù)娜耍瑳Q不會(huì)退居窮鄉(xiāng)僻壤。
We must make a fortune by means of industry.
我們必須勤勞致富。
leave sb a fortune：留給某人遺產(chǎn)
And you know there is generally an uncle or a grandfather to leave a fortune to the second son.
你知道，叔叔伯伯或爺爺往往會(huì)給第二個(gè)孩子留下一筆財(cái)產(chǎn)。
She invents these stories. As for what she has told you about a rich Aunt who will leave her a fortune, it's an old wives' tale simply because she has no Aunt.
這些故事是她編出來的。至于她對(duì)你說有一位姑母留給她一筆財(cái)產(chǎn)，那是無稽之談，因?yàn)樗揪蜎]有姑母。
