你说现在这什么东西都那么贵
“You know how expensive everything is nowadays.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Well, we know each other pretty well.”
你说 现 在这 什么东西都那么贵
“You know how expensive everything is nowadays.”
你姨我也上有老下有小的 我每天 王姨
“I have elderly and kids to support. - I need to... - Ms. Wang.”
“Life is tough and expensive for me right now, so please understand why I must look out for my own pocket.”
Sharing financial grievances about rising prices is often used as a polite social buffer before making financial demands or negotiating personal terms.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
look at nowadays / you tell me, these days
A common conversational opener used to complain about current societal or financial trends.
everything / anything and everything
An emphatic construction indicating an all-inclusive set of items.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Buying something this expensive?”
“This is expensive.”
“But that's way too high.”
“This is too valuable.”
“This tiny gadget is so expensive. Why do we have to buy it?”
“is too valuable. I need to think about what I can offer in exchange for this.”