长安物价高 你就更得自己留着嘛 自己留着花
“In that case, you should keep more for yourself. Keep it for yourself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
买啥都贵
“Everything costs more.”
长安物价高 你就 更得 自己 留着 嘛 自己 留着花
“In that case, you should keep more for yourself. Keep it for yourself.”
我有钱 一个月四十五呢 自己留十五块钱吃饭
“I'm fine. I make 45 a month. I kept 15 for meals”
“Don't worry about me; you need this money more than I do to survive in the big city.”
In close Chinese relationships, family members often politely refuse financial gifts or support from younger relatives who are struggling to establish themselves in big cities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
high cost of living / high prices of goods
A very common collocation used when discussing living costs in major metropolitan areas.
all the more must / should even more so
Used to emphasize necessity as a logical consequence of a preceding condition.
keep it for oneself to spend
A common phrase in financial gift-refusal or parental advice contexts.
Highlights an obvious fact or persuasive reasoning, softening the advice while making it sound like common sense.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He shouldn't need that much.”
“The price of goods is also very expensive. Then go back.”
“and make a fortune.”
“No matter the pay, we shouldn't stay.”
“That costs a lot of money.”
“if you budget carefully,”