还有美国男朋友的钱 咱们自己赚钱自己花
“and her American boyfriend's money. We spend the money we earn ourselves.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再富贵再优雅 花的也是她家里
“rich and elegant, she's spending her family's”
还有 美国 男朋友 的钱 咱们 自己赚钱自己花
“and her American boyfriend's money. We spend the money we earn ourselves.”
“We can spend it with confidence, right?”
“No matter how rich her partner is, real respect and confidence come from our own hard work.”
Modern Chinese discourse places tremendous moral and personal pride on earning your own living rather than relying on parental wealth or wealthy partners, which is seen as providing real 'diqi' (internal confidence).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
earn one's own money and spend it oneself
A very popular modern colloquial idiom emphasizing financial autonomy and self-reliance.