Question 2 At Jack's Pub, this was, now that i think of it means that Mike suddenly realized or just realized that Jack's Pub was where his going away party was. Question 3  The banner that the pub had hanging in the pub said "good luck mike" write on means the words that was written on the banner wich are "good luck mike" Question 4 Johanna was comparing the feeling of envy to acid.Acid is a chemical that dissolves things. Meaning thay if everyones feelings of envy towards Mike was acid. He would have dissolve and the only things that would remain would be the buckle from his belt and 3 of his teeth. i hope I answered your questions in a way that is easy for you to understand

thank you :-) Jo was right about my career as a reporter, as well. I spent four months covering flower shows, drag races, and bean suppers at about a hundred a week before my first check from Random House came in — $27,000, after the agent's commission had been deducted. I wasn't in the newsroom long enough to get even that first minor bump in salary, but they had a going-away party for me just the same. At Jack's Pub, this was, now that I think of it. There was a banner hung over the tables in the back room which said good luck mike — write on! Later, when we got home, Johanna said that if envy was acid, there would have been nothing left of me but my belt-buckle and three teeth. Question 1: What’s the meaning of ‘that was?’ Question 2: What’s the meaning of ‘now that I think of it?’ Question 3: What’s the meaning of ‘write on?’ Question 4: What’s the meaning of ‘but my belt-buckle and three teeth?’

"at about a hundred a week:- means how many times you have to work a week before you got paid, right?" In this case, the person is most likely saying that they make $100 each week reporting on flower shows, drag races, and bean suppers. However, another way to read it would be that this person was covering and reporting on 100 events each week for four months before they got paid. It doesn't mean that they had to report on 100 events each week in order to get paid, only that they did. Hope this helps!

thank you :-) at about a hundred a week:- means how many times you have to work a week before you got paid, right?

Hi maggie! "About a hundred" means "I earn an unspecified amount of money that is almost (90-100) one hundred." "A bump..." is a small increase (+) in number/amount/quantity. I hope this helps. [emoji]