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　　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 ma n of means could afford such a big house.

　　只有富人才买得起这样的大宅第。

　　Sh e 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 ' tm ake any effort. His aunt died and left 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 fortun e, never think of retiring to the remote an d poor provinces.

　　想发财的人，决不会退居穷乡僻壤。

　　We must make a f ortune 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。

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