哪还有钱向哥买民宿
“how would I have money to buy the guesthouse from you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I thought if I can't even do this well,”
哪还有钱向哥买民宿
“how would I have money to buy the guesthouse from you?”
你客气了
“You're being too polite.”
“I am not as rich as you think, stop putting me on the spot.”
In Chinese culture, claiming poverty or lack of means when someone suggests a major purchase preserves modesty and avoids attracting envy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how could there still be; where would one still have
A rhetorical phrase commonly used to deny having a resource, such as money, time, or energy.
buy from (someone)
The standard prepositional structure to express purchasing something from a specific person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Just like now I want to buy the guesthouse,”
“I'll pay you back later, with the money for the stay.”
“and you don't have the money to move somewhere else,”
“We didn't bring much money. How much do you want?”
“Where would you get that much money?”
“You don't have to sell the guesthouse.”