他还有几天的活头 那退休金
“How many days does he even have left? What about the pension?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
坚决不能进庭审 那哪行 老头都八十岁了
“going to trial is forbidden. That's ridiculous! The old man is eighty years old.”
他 还有几天 的活头 那退休金
“How many days does he even have left? What about the pension?”
到底归谁啊 归我呀 还归谁呀
“Who's going to get it? Me! Who else?”
“He will not live much longer anyway, so hurry up and give me his money.”
Pensions and property distribution among adult children of elderly parents are common flashpoints in Chinese civil disputes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
days left to live / point in living
A colloquial northern term referring to one's remaining lifespan or reasons to keep living.
pension
Standard term for retirement pension in mainland China.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But now, he's still alive...”
“I don't have long to live.”
“You know I don't have many days left to live, right? When exactly did you come?”
“what kind of future would she have?”
“I won't be able to survive.”
“have died. She wouldn't have been where she is now.”