旅长太太给他念书 那挣的还是人家的钱呢
“The brigade commander's madam reads to him, and she's earning his money.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我只知道他救了太爷 我现在还吃着人家的饭呢
“I only know he saved Master, and I'm still eating his food.”
旅长太太给他念书 那挣 的 还是 人家的 钱呢
“The brigade commander's madam reads to him, and she's earning his money.”
“That's two different things. You haven't betrayed the country”
“We depend on them to survive, so how can we sever ties or judge them?”
In traditional Chinese society, accepting sustenance (eating someone's rice) establishes a moral and social obligation of loyalty, complicating clean political divisions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still earning someone else's money / financially dependent on them
Use this phrase to emphasize financial dependence or working on someone else's terms.
Emphasizes the ongoing factual reality and serves as an assertive reminder to the listener.
