我们家还指望着 我男人挣钱呢
“Our family depends on him to make money.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你看看你们卖的收音机 把我男人的手都炸坏了
“Look at the radio you sold us! It blew up my husband's hand!”
我们家 还 指望着 我男人挣 钱呢
“Our family depends on him to make money.”
这孩子还这么小
“Our child is so little.”
“You destroyed our livelihood, so you'd better pay us compensation.”
In working-class Chinese families, the husband is traditionally viewed as the primary pillar ('dingliangzhu') whose loss of labor threatens the immediate survival of the entire household.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
counting on; relying on
Used to describe placing one's hopes or vital dependence entirely on a person or outcome.
my husband / my man
A colloquial, highly domestic term used primarily in northern or rural spoken Chinese to refer to one's husband.
to earn money; to make a living
A common everyday spoken equivalent of earning an income through labor.
Emphasizes the ongoing reality of the situation and adds an assertive, grievance-laden tone to point out an undeniable fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I hope my family members can live a happy life”
“Many families depend on it for their livelihood.”
“My parents are glad to see I make decisions on my own. I made up the decision”
“From now on, our family will rely on Chief Judge Shu”
“My whole family depends on my wages. Yeah! How are we supposed to live?”
“My whole family is counting on me.”