He seemed to be a successful businessman,a ship builder.

他是个成功的商人，一个造船商。

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What they mean by that is, if you're a builder and you have this place where you show off your model homes, how many people are coming by to look at your model homes today as potential buyers?

意思就是,如果你是建造商,你有地方展示样板房,预计今天会有多少潜在顾客,来看样板房

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