把房子给卖了 何必背着这骂名呢
“to come up with that 350,000 yuan. Why bother bearing the bad reputation?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
其实我也不太明白 您都为了这三十五万
“To be honest, I don't quite understand. You sold your house”
把房子给 卖了 何必 背着 这 骂名 呢
“to come up with that 350,000 yuan. Why bother bearing the bad reputation?”
好在我们有证据 这波舆情也压下去了
“Fortunately, we had the evidence, and the public backlash has subsided.”
“You gave up so much and suffered such public humiliation; was it really worth it?”
In Chinese culture, having an honorable social reputation ('mingsheng') is deeply valued, making the choice to willingly bear public infamy ('maming') highly unusual and perplexing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why bother / there is no need to
Used in rhetorical questions to emphasize that an action was unnecessary or not worth the trouble.
bear an infamous reputation / take the blame
A set phrase describing the burden of enduring public scorn or unjust condemnation.
Softens the rhetorical question while prompting the listener to reflect on the situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“don't talk nonsense. We sold the old house.”
“The house is not for sale. If you're tired of living there, you can always come back.”
“She even managed to sell a house to my son.”
“He sold it after his wife died.”
“you'll have to sell your house to pay my medical bills.”
“If you sell this place, where will you live?”