再说这盖房子偷工减料 是出人命的
“Besides, cutting corners when building houses costs lives.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Forget about it if there's a quality issue. The quality is top-notch. Not a single flaw.”
再说 这盖房子 偷工减料 是 出人命 的
“Besides, cutting corners when building houses costs lives.”
“I wouldn't dare even if you tell me to.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Invoking catastrophic human consequences is a classic rhetorical strategy to deflect suspicion and convince listeners that one's integrity remains uncompromised.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to cut corners; to use substandard materials and skimp on labor
A standard four-character idiom widely used to condemn shady manufacturing or construction work.
to cause loss of life; to result in fatal accidents
Used colloquially to emphasize that stakes are exceedingly high and mistakes cannot be tolerated.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm in construction. You could say I'm a careful man.”
“If we do this, we'll be building many fewer units.”
“But you majored in architecture. Are you giving up on building houses?”
“He's a contractor. He builds houses. He's loaded. Exactly.”
“But he left soon, complaining the work was too hard.”
“There were some issues with the renovations at the new place. They're redoing part of it.”