生前欠了很大一笔钱
“Before that, she had taken out a huge loan.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她前段时间自杀了
“She committed suicide some time ago.”
生前 欠了很大一笔钱
“Before that, she had taken out a huge loan.”
“She had massive debts, which might explain why she ended her life—or point to something worse.”
In Chinese society, unmanageable debt is often viewed as a catastrophic personal and familial crisis that can trigger extreme decisions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
during one's lifetime, before death
A respectful, formal term used when recounting events from a deceased person's life.
to owe a large amount of money
A frequent colloquial pattern used to describe overwhelming debt.