林华也不在厂子里干了
“and Lin Hua doesn't work at the factory anymore.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
林华 也不 在厂子里 干了
“and Lin Hua doesn't work at the factory anymore.”
这房子你们还住吗
“do you really think you can still live here?”
“Neither of you works for the factory anymore, which means you have no right to stay here.”
In state-owned enterprise culture, apartments were tied directly to employment within the work unit (单位); being laid off (下岗) or quitting often meant forfeiting the right to company housing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
work at the factory
Very authentic colloquial expression commonly used in industrial and working-class contexts.
Indicates a completed change of state regarding employment status.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Even though Lin Hua took the rap for everything,”
“Lin Hua, stop making trouble here.”
“If Lin Hua got into trouble out there, you can scold him or hit him.”
“Lin Hua. I still don't feel at ease. Go keep an eye on the police station entrance,”
“Did he go looking for Lin Hua?”
“he's still working at the plant and that his colleagues”