不进监狱 已经很不错了
“It's good enough to not go to prison.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
又拘留
“and detained.”
不进监狱 已经 很不错 了
“It's good enough to not go to prison.”
“I mean, you don't have to compete with me.”
“You're lucky you didn't end up behind bars for real, so stop complaining.”
In China, police detention (拘留) is often an administrative sanction rather than a formal criminal conviction resulting in prison (监狱).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is already quite good / could be much worse
Commonly used to console someone or temper unrealistic expectations by comparing their current situation to a worse alternative.
Expresses completion and reinforces the speaker's subjective evaluation of the situation as sufficient.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You feel quite comfortable here, huh?”
“We don't break the law anymore.”
“but prison is new.”
“Yes, check which prison he is from.”
“I'll give you the food and leave. You chicken out?”
“People like him belong in prison! If you don't teach him a lesson,”