本来还想买点五花肉的 但这个月没肉票了
“I wanted some pork belly, but I'm out of meat coupons this month.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
本来还想 买点五花肉的 但 这个 月 没肉票了
“I wanted some pork belly, but I'm out of meat coupons this month.”
妈
“Mom,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
From the 1950s to the 1980s in mainland China, purchasing essential goods like grain, cloth, and meat required government-issued coupons in addition to cash.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally intended to...
A very common conversational formula to explain an unrealized intention or thwarted plan.
meat ration coupons
A historical term referring to the ration coupons required to purchase meat in planned-economy China.
Indicates a change of state, highlighting the current lack of meat coupons.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The month's barely started and you've used up your coupons?”
“and thought this hostage might be worth something,”
“I'm not here to buy meat today.”
“it cuts meat well enough.”
“I haven't eaten meat in days. No duck! Look, those ducks you have will go bad.”
“You are not allowed to have meat for lunch!”