n. tādàbùfēnqiándūtóuzīzàifángdìchǎnshàngwúfǎdòngyòng . Most of his money's tied up in property
n. tāduìdàngāngqínméiyòushímótiānzī . He doesn't show much flair for the piano
adj. tāduìdéguódeshìchǎngjìnxíngliǎoyánjiūyǐxúnqiútóuzīhuòlìdekěnéngxìng . He studied the German market to find the potential there for profitable investment
v. tāxīwàngchóujídàozījīnyǐbiànpāiyībùguānyúrìběndeyǐngpiān . He hopes to find the money to produce a film about Japan
v. tāzǒngshìxuānchuánzīběnzhùyìdechángchù . He was always preaching the virtues of capitalism
v. tāchéngrènzìjǐbùgòutiáojiàn [ méiyòuzīgé ] dānrènnàgèzhíwù . that he was not qualified for the post
tābǎměiyuègōngzīdeyībàncuánqǐláizuòjìhuàzhōngdehuáxuědùjiǎzhīyòng . He puts half of his salary each month towards the skiing holiday he's planning
tāfùqīnzīzhùtāzuòliǎoshūshāng . His father set him up as a bookseller
n. tādeshūfùbāngtāchuàngbànliǎoshìyè( rúzīzhùtā) . His uncle started him in business, ie helped him, eg by supplying money
n. tādelùndiǎndehéxīnshìzīběnzhùyìbùnéngchénggōng . The essence of his argument is that capitalism cannot succeed
adv. tāchúncuìshìzuòwéitóuzīérgòumǎide . He bought it purely as an investment
n. fùyúyībèibàn [ shuāngbèi ] gōngzī . twice the usual rate
fùqīngquántǐchuányuángōngzībìngyúyǐjiěgù . pay off the crew of a ship
fùqīngmǒuréngōngzīyúyǐjiěgù pay the wages of sb and dismiss him from a job
fùgěijiàrìjiābānzhěde) shuāngbèigōngzī . twice the usual wage, paid for working on a public holiday, etc (