典司花的又不是自己的钱 花起来当然不心疼
“The Services Bureau wasn't spending its own money, so of course they didn't feel bad about it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那这典司是怎么想的 花这么多的钱 来买这些东西
“What was the Services Bureau thinking, spending so much money to buy these things?”
典司花的 又不是 自己的 钱 花 起来 当然 不心疼
“The Services Bureau wasn't spending its own money, so of course they didn't feel bad about it.”
所以说
“So that's why”
“He doesn't care about the budget because it's not coming out of his pocket.”
A common critique in Chinese administrative culture targeting bureaucrats who spend state coffers generously while protecting their personal wealth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is not as if; it is not even
Used to counter an implicit premise or emphasize a contrary fact with rhetorical force.
not feeling pained; not caring about wasting something
Frequently applied to money, resources, or effort that someone spends recklessly without regret.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Look at all this money spent. None of it is cheap.”
“♪ Getting closer and slipped into the flow of time together ♪ Do you think it's romantic, having petals fall from the sky like this?”
“we brought it straight to the Three Judicial Offices.”
“That lousy flower shop of hers is just a front.”
“I still haven't settled that score with you. You were smiling so happily in that photo”
“I think they're just putting on a front.”