想还钱招多了 干什么是他自己选的
“There are plenty of ways to pay back a debt. He chose his own path.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么凑这些钱
“how could he scrape up that much money?”
想 还钱 招多了 干什么 是他 自己选的
“There are plenty of ways to pay back a debt. He chose his own path.”
不说陆鸣了
“Let's not talk about Lu Ming.”
“Stop making excuses for him; he brought this upon himself.”
In Chinese moral discourse, hardships like debt do not excuse criminal behavior; one is expected to endure hardship honorably rather than choose corrupt shortcuts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
there are plenty of ways; tons of tricks
Colloquial Northern Chinese phrasing meaning there are numerous methods or options available.
one's own choice
Commonly used to point out personal accountability when someone suffers negative consequences.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“These people you hired are literally leftovers from other companies.”
“Why do you charge for it?”
“Just take what I give you. Why are you so picky?”
“You hired him. You'll be in charge of it.”
“Why recruit them? You can just post a recruitment notice.”
“If he could pay the money, we wouldn't have to be here.”