还是得多干活
“you have to work harder.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
要想吃鸡腿
“If you want chicken legs,”
还是得 多 干活
“you have to work harder.”
你明白个啥呀
“What do you know?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Echoes the traditional Chinese folk ethos that rewards like meat or comforts must be earned through diligent physical work.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still have to / after all one must
Used when emphasizing an inevitable conclusion, optimal choice, or unavoidable necessity.
work more / do more chores or labor
A colloquial phrase indicating putting in extra manual or general labor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But someone's got to do this job, right?”
“what illness does Judy get if she works too hard?”
“then I'll just work a few extra jobs.”
“(It won't do. I must have more jobs to make money.)”