活学活用:grand=thousand

—Did you know Barry makes 80 grand a year? 你知道巴里一年赚8万美元吗？
—What?! You gotta be kidding me! 怎么可能，你一定在开玩笑！
—I thought he only works 4 Months out of the year. 我以为他一年工作了四个月。

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.