你还要买画笔画纸
“You still need to buy brushes and paper.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“The money your sister gave you is almost gone.”
你 还要 买画笔画纸
“You still need to buy brushes and paper.”
你得省着点用
“You should save where you can.”
“Stop blowing your cash; remember you still have essential supplies to pay for.”
In Chinese family culture, elders and siblings actively monitor younger family members' spending habits, emphasizing thrift and planning as moral duties rather than purely personal choices.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still have to; additionally need to
Used to introduce an upcoming or cumulative obligation/cost that must be accounted for.
spend sparingly; budget carefully
A common parental or elder advice collocation urging frugality with resources or money.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“May I borrow a pen and paper?”
“bring me some paper and ink.”
“Why add this painting?”
“and art supplies, it's a given.”
“are worth less than some papers.”
“I confiscated all his painting supplies.”