maybe that's why he's only signed three kids in what,last four years?请帮我解释为什么要用in what

问题描述:

maybe that's why he's only signed three kids in what,last four years?请帮我解释为什么要用in what

估计是说这话的人一时想不起确实有多少年,所以用 "in what" (多久了)来表达这种连自己都不敢肯定的状态,然後才转用疑问的方式说出 "last four years".
所以,整句的意思应该是:“可能就是因为这个原因,所以他才 ...多久了,有四年了吧,就只签了三个小孩.”
不过,以上所说,纯属猜测.请楼主结合上下文来判断这个说法是对还是错.