我家里人生活不富裕 这些年收留我不容易
“My family isn't well off. It hasn't been easy for them to take me in all these years.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这么多的贺金 你一并带回去了
“You sent all that reward money back in one go?”
我家 里 人生 活不富裕 这些年 收留我不容易
“My family isn't well off. It hasn't been easy for them to take me in all these years.”
不是
“No,”
“I owe them for raising me, so I must give them this money.”
Reciprocating kindness (报恩) toward those who sheltered or raised you is a core virtue in Confucian morality, often taking precedence over personal gain.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not well-off; financially modest
A polite, understated euphemism for being poor or struggling financially.
to take in; to shelter
Used to describe giving lodging or refuge to someone in distress or need.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You have extra mouths to feed, but your income hasn't increased. Right? Is that it?”
“I'm the one who's kept this family poor, okay?”
“Our family isn't very well off.”