他居然舍得 给自己买手机了
“to spend money on a phone for himself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我还真没想到
“Never expected him”
他 居然 舍得 给 自己 买手机 了
“to spend money on a phone for himself.”
你都陪伴我多少年了 小朋友
“How many years have you been with me, little one?”
“Hell must have frozen over if that stingy guy finally spent money on himself.”
Older or thrifty individuals often view replacing functioning belongings as wasteful, so treating oneself to new electronics is a notable event.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to unexpectedly bring oneself to spend/give up
Combines disbelief ('居然') with overcoming reluctance to spend money or part with something ('舍得').
Marks a completed event and signals a new, surprising change of state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“how could I possibly let him get away easily”
“(Then can you really bear to give him up?)”
“Are you willing to sell your house and car?”
“Are you willing to sell your house and car?”
“such glory?”
“Yes. Not only that, she also asked me to bring you something.”