" I've met him at the club. I'm told he's a remittance man."
“我是在俱乐部里认识他的。听说他是个靠国内寄钱过日子的人。”
| 单词 | Remittance Man |
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Remittance Man
原声例句
全新版大学英语综合教程4 " I've met him at the club. I'm told he's a remittance man." “我是在俱乐部里认识他的。听说他是个靠国内寄钱过日子的人。” 刀锋（下） " My loving in-laws kicked me out of Chicago. Said I was gumming up their f-reputations" . She giggled savagely. " I'm a remittance man" . “我亲爱的姻亲把我踢出了芝加哥。说我毁了他们的名声” 。她野蛮地咯咯笑起来。“我是汇款人” 。
英语百科
Remittance manIn 19th century British usage, a remittance man is an emigrant, often to a British colony, supported or assisted by payment of money from his paternal home. As a general term remittance man or remittance woman could mean anyone living away from home supported mainly by their family in a different house, neighborhood, city, or country regardless of their reason for being there. Such a person may be seeking business fortune, education, extended vacation, a new place for the family to move, employment, or safety from personal, family, or legal troubles. |
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