很快就把所有的路费 都输光了
“He lost all their travel expenses in a short time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
很快就把所 有的 路费 都 输光了
“He lost all their travel expenses in a short time.”
来 来 来
“Come on.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Gambling addiction and family members exhausting communal resources are recurring tragic tropes in Chinese familial storytelling.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
travel expenses
A standard term referring to money set aside specifically for transportation and travel.
to lose everything through gambling or betting
The complement '光' indicates total depletion; useful when describing losing all of one's money.
Marks the completion and realization of a disastrous change in state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to ask for some travel expenses. That's not too much to ask, is it?”
“I've already agreed to refund it. On top of that, travel and phone expenses,”
“Good. I'm happy for you.”
“Fine. Let's go home now. We'll just consider it money spent on a lesson.”
“We're not obligated to pay for your upcoming journey.”
“he couldn't even afford the travel to take up his post.”