迷你对话学掉口语第21期:富人

　　[00:00:01] He was once a poor man but now he is a man of means¹.
他曾经很穷现在发达了。
[00:06:16] How did he make a fortune?
他怎么发财的？
[00:08:49] He did not make any effort.
他没怎么努力。
[00:11:20] His aunt died and left him a fortune.
他姑姑死了，各塔留下了一大笔财产。
习语：a man/woman of means
讲解：means 除了有“方法，手段”的意思之外，还有“财富，自立，收入”的意思。所以，a man/woman of means在口语中表示“富人”， a man/woman of means则表示“经济困难的人”。
支持范例：Only a man of means could afford such a big house.
只有富人才买得起这样的大宅第。
She wished to exhibit² Jessica, who was gaining in maturity³ and beauty, and whom she hoped to marry to a man of means.
她想借此机会炫耀一下已经出落得美丽多姿的女儿杰西卡，她希望杰西卡能嫁一个富人。
He was a man of small means.
他是一个收入微薄的人。
迷你对话：
A :He was once a poor man but now he isa man of means.
他曾经很穷现在发达了。
B :How did hemake a fortune?
他怎么发财的？
A :He didn'tmake any effort. His aunt died andleft him a fortune.
他没怎么努力，他姑姑死了，各塔留下了一大笔财产。
词海拾贝：
make a fortune：发财
You' ll make a fortune out of it.
你会从中（或靠它）发一笔财。
People who want to make a fortune, never think of retiring to the remote and poor provinces.
想发财的人，决不会退居穷乡僻壤。
We must make a fortune by means of industry.
我们必须勤劳致富。
leave sb a fortune：留给某人遗产
And you know there is generally an uncle or a grandfather to leave a fortune to the second son.
你知道，叔叔伯伯或爷爷往往会给第二个孩子留下一笔财产。
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.
这些故事是她编出来的。至于她对你说有一位姑母留给她一笔财产，那是无稽之谈，因为她根本就没有姑母。

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

2 exhibit   

vt.展览，展出，陈列；n.展览品；陈列品

参考例句：

• Next week those goods will exhibit in that shop. 下个星期，这些货物将在那家商店展出。
• The economy continued to exhibit signs of decline in September.9月份，经济继续呈现出衰退的迹象。

3 maturity   

n.成熟；完成；(支票、债券等)到期

参考例句：

• These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
• This is the period at which the body attains maturity.这是身体发育成熟的时期。