中间有三年 是在替他们坐牢
“Three years in between, I was in jail for them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我读了二十年的书 在京海建工 打了十年的工
“I studied for 20 years. I've been working for Jinghai Construction Engineering Group for ten years.”
中间有三年 是在 替他们坐牢
“Three years in between, I was in jail for them.”
铁窗加苦读
“I studied hard and being in jail were not enough comparing”
“I took the fall and threw away three years of my life for them, so do not preach to me about morality or loyalty.”
In Chinese organized crime or corrupt corporate setups, subordinates are sometimes expected to serve prison sentences for leaders in exchange for money or future promises.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
serve prison time for them / take the rap for them
Colloquial expression describing acting as a scapegoat (dingzui) to serve a jail sentence on someone else's behalf.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and more than three years passed in a blink.”
“we can stall for half a year.”
“We can stay there for over three months.”
“I've already held on for 3 years.”
“I've been in there for over two years. and I still wouldn't dare make that judgment.”
“This case will need care for at least half a month.”