他们出行花销可节省得很
“They're extremely tight on travel expenses,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
刚刚起步的创业公司
“the companies are just getting started.”
他们出行花销可节 省得 很
“They're extremely tight on travel expenses,”
都省下来花在研究上了
“saving money to put back into R&D.”
“They are serious entrepreneurs who don't waste a single penny on luxury.”
In Chinese business evaluations, rigorous cost-control and personal sacrifice in startups are deeply admired as indicators of founder integrity and dedication.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
travel expenses / transport costs
Refers to business expenditure related to flights, trains, and accommodation.
extremely thrifty / very economical
The pattern [Adjective + 得很] intensifies the adjective in vivid spoken Chinese.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This way, we can save some money. Yeah.”
“Transportation is so expensive.”
“That way we can save some money.”
“you don't need to save me money.”
“isn't that the same as helping myself save money?”
“Name any price you want.”