那会儿年轻 就想挣快钱
“I was young. I just wanted fast money.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
去那种地方赚钱 可是有命赚 没命花的
“Going there to make money, you may die before you can spend it.”
那会儿 年轻 就想 挣快钱
“I was young. I just wanted fast money.”
反正也没有家庭牵绊
“I didn't have a family to tie me down anyway.”
“I know it was dangerous and foolish, but I didn't know any better back then.”
In contemporary Chinese discourse, pursuing 'fast cash' without family burdens is a common retrospective excuse for taking extreme personal or legal risks.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
back then; at that time
A very common colloquial time marker used when reminiscing about past periods of one's life.
make quick money; earn fast cash
Often carries a connotation of high risk, opportunism, or legally gray activities.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I was young back then. I joined a convoy just to get by.”
“Back in our day, it wasn't like this.”
“find someone while I'm”
“Being young means I act without hesitation.”
“Must be nice being young.”
“I was very pretty when I was young.”