职场英语:此话怎讲?
Zina: What do you mean? If he was a good programmer, he should have been 1) raking it in.
吉娜: 此话怎讲?若他是个好的程式设计师,他应该早就发了。
Dave: The boss wanted to pay Bob with 2) stock options. But Bob didn’t want to play that game again.
戴夫: 老板想用认股权当作薪水付给鲍伯。可是鲍伯不想再次玩那种游戏了。
Zina: Again?
吉娜: 再次?
Dave: At his last 3) start-up, Bob worked for stock and no salary. They 4) folded and he made 5) zip.
戴夫: 鲍伯上回参与的创业公司,他工作的酬劳是股票,不拿薪水。他们的公司倒闭,他半毛也没拿到。
Zina: Ouch.
吉娜: 真惨。
Dave: Now he only works 6) freelance. Hundred 7) bucks an hour.
戴夫: 现在他只接个案做。时薪一百美元。
语言详解
A: Their business folded last week.
他们的店上星期倒了。
B: No, I can’t believe it! That was my favorite bookshop.
不,我不敢相信!那是我最爱的书店。
【What do you mean?这话怎讲?】
这是谈话时较随便的讲法,照说应该是What do you mean by that? 另一个类似句型是What does the word mean?”这个字作何解释?”mean 在这两个句型的“意思、意表”解。
mean 也作“打算”解,须要注意的是后面只能接不定词,不可接-ing式,例如:
Paul means to go to Taipei next week.
保罗打算下星期到台北去。
A: What do you mean by saying”Judy is leaving the country.”?
你说茱迪要出国是什么意思?
B: Well, she means to accept a job offer in Singapore.
她打算要接受新加坡的一个工作机会。
1) rake in 发财,大捞一笔
2) stock option 股票选择权,认股权
3) start-up (n.) 开始(创业,工作,动工等)
4) fold (v.) 关店,倒闭
5) zip (n.) 零,乌有
6) freelance (a.) 无约、自由工作的
7) buck美元
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