哪来这么多钱 这是我从参加工作开始
“Where did you get the money? I've been saving this for university”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
喝口水吧
“Have some water.”
哪来这么多钱 这 是我 从 参加 工作 开始
“Where did you get the money? I've been saving this for university”
“since I started working. I scrimped every month”
“Don't suspect me—I didn't steal or borrow this, I earned it the hard way.”
In 20th-century urban China, individuals often had to pinch pennies for years to afford major milestones like college or marriage without family wealth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
where on earth from / how could there be
A colloquial rhetorical question used to express disbelief or challenge an assumption about where something originated.
to start one's career / to enter the workforce
The standard Chinese expression for transitioning from school to a formal job.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How do they have so much money? [Shifang Inn]”
“Where did you get so much money?”
“Where did you get so much money? Just earned it. Take as much as you want.”
“Where did you get the money? I just got paid today.”
“Where did you get so much money? I earned it myself!”
“Where did you get so much money?”