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1、(备战2014)高中英语 第一季 口语对话一天一练21素材习语: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 exhibit Jessica, who was gaining in maturity and beauty,
2、 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 didntmake any effort. His aunt died andleft him a fortune.他没怎么努力
3、,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 genera
4、lly 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, its 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。2