年前这么卖 不得亏啊
“But you can't get a good price at this time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I won't need it to make buns. It blocks the corridor.”
年前这么卖 不得亏啊
“But you can't get a good price at this time.”
这事不归你操心 天冷
“That's not your concern. It's cold. Let's go back home.”
“Are you out of your mind selling so cheaply right before the holidays?”
Prices typically rise before the Spring Festival due to holiday demand, making selling at a discount unusual and surprising to observers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
won't you inevitably take a loss?
A colloquial northern rhetorical pattern used to express that an outcome is bound to be disadvantageous.
before the Chinese New Year
Commonly used in daily commerce and family planning to refer to the busy period leading up to Spring Festival.
Softens the rhetorical question into an exclamation of bewilderment or genuine concern.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So I thought to return it. I'd lose money even if I sold it now.”
“Sold out so early?”
“After all, we did make our money selling his goods.”
“You just sold a car two days ago, right?”
“How come they stop placing orders?”
“May I ask, why are you selling it now?”