难怪用二十万石麸皮
“No wonder you used 12,000 tons of bran”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
从来都是平常事 原来你是这么想的
“have always been part of the game. So that's what you think.”
难怪 用 二十万 石麸皮
“No wonder you used 12,000 tons of bran”
去换赈灾粮
“to exchange for disaster relief grain.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In ancient Chinese administrative history, mixing or swapping edible bran for pure grain was sometimes used pragmatically by officials to stretch food rations and deter hoarders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no wonder / that explains it
Use this chunk at the start of a sentence when you suddenly understand the reason behind a confusing fact.
wheat bran
A specific agricultural noun referring to the coarse outer husks of grain, often used in historical or famine contexts.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to substitute bran for grain was your idea”
“let alone 200,000 piculs of grain—”
“Just to transport a full 12,000 tons of grain,”
“100,000 picul of grain?”
“You're wasting food.”
“It really is the grain! Great!”