
It was a joke, of course, but five million Americans were amused enough to pay five dollars a piece for the rocks. And the man who dreamed up the idea really made a killing.
當然銷售寵物石頭是個逗樂的笑話,但是有五百萬美國人竟然給逗得樂于花錢去買五美元一個的寵物石頭.而那忽發奇想的人也著著實實賺了一大筆.
make a killing: to make a lot of money quickly 發大財;獲取暴利;財運亨通