月俸也大都寄回家了
“to support his entire family.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
回来也只是睡个觉 何况家里老小的开销大
“and only comes back to sleep. Besides, he sends most of his income back home”
月俸 也大都 寄回家 了
“to support his entire family.”
“The room is cold and damp. The clothes smell musty. Is there no place to air and dry them?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
It is customary in traditional and modern Chinese culture for working adults living away to send a substantial part of their income home to support parents and extended family.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
monthly salary / stipend (archaic or formal)
A formal or historical term for monthly pay, equivalent to modern 工资 or 月薪.
for the most part / mostly
Use before verbs or predicates to indicate that the majority portion falls into this state.
Marks completed action and confirms the resulting current status of the funds.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That's thirty years of savings.”
“Go back and check why our salaries haven't arrived.”
“and lose this hard-earned salary,”
“Your salary this month and next month...”
“How can I afford that”
“With no compensation, won't I at least get a raise?”