只劳民 不伤财 再说了
“Waste of energy, maybe, but not money. Besides,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
劳民伤财
“A total waste of energy.”
只劳民 不伤财 再说了
“Waste of energy, maybe, but not money. Besides,”
经常动动手 预防老年痴呆 我可没这个需求
“staying busy helps prevent dementia. I don't need to worry about that.”
“Stop complaining, it doesn't cost a dime anyway.”
In Chinese household dynamics, tasks that cost effort but save financial resources are viewed as far more acceptable than wasting money.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
waste manpower and money
An idiom often used colloquially to criticize an inefficient or unnecessary chore.
besides; furthermore
A conversational transition marker used to add an additional supporting point to an argument.
Occurs within the fixed connective chunk '再说了' to signal an additional, ongoing line of reasoning.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Thank you. My pleasure.”
“Even if we didn't achieve much, we've worked hard.”
“the "no achievement, but effort counts" card.”
“Don't do anything futile.”
“Don't do anything futile.”
“Even if I haven't made any contributions, I've worked hard.”