活學活用:grand=thousand
—Did you know Barry makes 80 grand a year? 你知道巴里一年賺8萬美元嗎?
—What?! You gotta be kidding me! 怎麼可能,你一定在開玩笑!
—I thought he only works 4 months out of the year. 我以爲他一年工作了四個月。
1. grand = thousand
average American = 25-30 grand/year
lawyers = 80-100 grand or more
2. You gotta be kidding me! = You must be joking! = You're kidding me! = No way!
3. out of the year = in one year
We go to school 9 months out of the year. = In one year, we go to school 9 months.
Most people work 12 months out of the year.
In one year, most people work 12 months.