我还欠了一屁股债呢 我哪有钱在月海建房啊
“I'm up to my neck in debt. How could I have money to own houses?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那更不可能了
“That's impossible.”
我 还 欠了 一屁股债 呢 我哪有 钱在月海建房 啊
“I'm up to my neck in debt. How could I have money to own houses?”
郑德诚同志
“Zheng Decheng.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese official investigations, showing extreme personal frugality or debt is a classic emotional defense to disprove illicit gain.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
up to one's ears in debt / heavily indebted
A vivid, highly colloquial idiom used to dramatize severe financial trouble.
where would one get money / have no money at all
A rhetorical question pattern used to firmly dismiss the possibility of having financial resources.
Emphasizes the ongoing, unresolved state of personal debt to bolster credibility.
Softens the rhetorical question into an emotional appeal protesting personal innocence.
