他一个下岗工人 哪儿来那么多钱
“How could a laid-off worker have that kind of money?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他
“Him?”
他一个 下岗 工人 哪儿来那么多钱
“How could a laid-off worker have that kind of money?”
“There is definitely something suspicious about how he got all that cash.”
Refers to the millions of state enterprise workers laid off in the 1990s, who are culturally stereotyped as having low socioeconomic mobility and modest pensions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
laid-off state-owned enterprise worker
A specific sociological term referring to workers laid off during China's economic reforms.
where would one get so much money
A rhetorical question pattern used to cast doubt on someone's wealth or financial claims.