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？若他是个好的程序设计师，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