单词dollar-a-year
adj.: 只领象征性的菲薄薪金的
只领象征性的菲薄薪金的
You will not make 40 thousand dollar a year right out of high school. You won"t be a vice president with a car phone, until you earn both.
你不会离开高中就有百万年薪，车载电话和副总裁两者都必须依靠努力赚来。
In 1973, he was already past the mandatory retirement age of seventy and was teaching a full load for a dollar a year.
1973年，他已经过了70岁的法定退休年龄，但他只收一美元作为全职工作的年收入。
23-billion-dollar a year industry. And everybody from jack-in-the-box to Wall Street is clamoring to get a piece of the action.
玩具业是一个年产值可达二百三十亿美元的蓬勃产业。从玩偶盒到华尔街，谁都想介入这个领域。
Part of the answer may lie in romance novels, which are a billion-dollar-a-year industry in America.
答案的一部分也许就出在浪漫爱情小说上，在美国，浪漫小说已经成为一个一年十亿美元的产业。