十金十金的加
“Adding ten gold taels at a time...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
今天跟你斗到底
“Today, I'll fight you till the end.”
十金十金的加
“Adding ten gold taels at a time...”
“Are you here to mess with me? One thousand two hundred taels of gold!”
“I'm going to toy with you and wear your patience thin.”
In Chinese storytelling, raising stakes by small increments against a big spender is a classic psychological tactic to disrupt an opponent's momentum and face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
increase by increments of ten gold
A pattern 'X-X-的-Verb' indicating doing an action in repetitive small increments.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Add a zero. 250?”
“I'll offer 5,000 pieces of gold. - 5,000 pieces? - 5,000?”
“will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold.”
“That must add up to over 2 taels of silver.”
“Besides, how much more can you add?”
“He must've used enough money.”