蒸馒头卖给工地 一个工地一百来人
“Sell steamed buns to them. If 100 workers”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I went out for a walk and came up with this brilliant idea.”
蒸馒头 卖给工地 一个工地一百 来人
“Sell steamed buns to them. If 100 workers”
一人一天吃三个馒头
“each eat three buns a day,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Catering simple, filling staple foods like steamed buns to construction workers represents a common low-barrier entry point for working-class entrepreneurs in urban China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to steam buns
Refers to the process of making traditional Northern Chinese staple steamed bread.
around a hundred people; a hundred-odd people
The suffix '来' after a round number indicates an approximation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I won't need it to make buns. It blocks the corridor.”
“The construction sites can't make enough on the spot.”
“If you want to help me, come after lunch for the next batch.”
“My buns wouldn't be like this. I don't know why these are moldy.”
“Can you bring honor to me”
“I sell out of buns every day. Where would I get spoiled buns?”