英語口語練習小對話 第21期:富人
習語：a man/woman of means
講解：means 除了有“方法，手段”的意思之外，還有“財富，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“經濟困難的人”。
支持範例：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.
她想借此機會炫耀一下已經出落得美麗多姿的女兒傑西卡，她希望傑西卡能嫁一個富人。
He was a man of small means.
他是一個收入微薄的人。
迷你對話：
A :He was once a poor man but now he isa man of means.
他曾經很窮現在發達了。
B :How did hemake a fortune?
他怎麼發財的？
A :He didn'tmake any effort. His aunt died andleft him a fortune.
他沒怎麼努力，他姑姑死了，各塔留下了一大筆財產。
詞海拾貝：
make a fortune：發財
You' ll make a fortune out of it.
你會從中（或靠它）發一筆財。
People who want to make a fortune, never think of retiring to the remote and poor provinces.
想發財的人，決不會退居窮鄉僻壤。
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
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給第二個孩子留下一筆財產。
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。至於她對你說有一位姑母留給她一筆財產，那是無稽之談，因爲她根本就沒有姑母。
