《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E10 (33:17)
HSK 7
jiù wèi wǒ shàng dà xué zǎn de qián wǒ měi gè yuè shěng chī jiǎn yòng
就为我上大学攒的钱 我每个月省吃俭用
“since I started working. I scrimped every month”
《Love Story in the 1970s》
S1·E10
TIMECODE: 33:17
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǎ lái zhè me duō qián zhè shì wǒ cóng cān jiā gōng zuò kāi shǐ
“Where did you get the money? I've been saving this for university”
jiù wèi wǒ shàng dà xué zǎn de qián wǒ měi gè yuè shěng chī jiǎn yòng
CURRENT FOCUS
就为我 上大学 攒的钱 我每个月 省吃俭用
“since I started working. I scrimped every month”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
cái zǎn le zhè me duō
才攒了这么多
“to save this much.”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
JUSTIFYING SACRIFICE
Tone:
SINCERE
Emotion:
PRIDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Every penny represents my sweat and self-denial, so value it accordingly.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Familial Sacrifice for Higher Education
In Chinese culture, university education is viewed as the ultimate vehicle for social mobility, justifying severe personal austerity across multiple years.
INTENT TAGS:
#accounting
#dedication
#self_sacrifice
#frugality
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
省吃俭用
SPOKEN CHUNK
live frugally; pinch and scrape
A very standard four-character idiom praise or description for extreme self-denial in food and living expenses to accumulate savings.
攒的钱
SPOKEN CHUNK
saved-up money
The verb 攒 (zǎn) specifically means to hoard or save money gradually through discipline.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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