那房子租金本来 一个月三千块钱
“The house was rented to others”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那花 拖鞋 壁纸 都是我买的 你是不是搞错了呀
“the pillows, the slippers and the wallpaper. Are you mistaken?”
那房子 租金 本来 一个月 三千块钱
“The house was rented to others”
“3,000 yuan a month, but you asked me to get it from others.”
“Don't blame me; I went out of my way to get a deal on a place that was already taken.”
Young adults in major Chinese cities face high competition and complicated social favors (renqing) when hunting for affordable housing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally / at first
Use this to establish the initial baseline or normal state before complications arose.
three thousand yuan a month
A standard spoken pattern for stating recurring monthly expenses like rent.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you dare rent this place for 7,500 a month...”
“Now that others paid him 3,000 yuan, I pay 4,000 yuan.”
“This place is huge. Rent is high, I bet.”
“Why not? How much rent could this be?”
“I paid for half a year's rent of this apartment!”
“How much is the rent?”