我那是为了钱 与虎谋皮
“I did that for money. It's asking a tiger for its skin.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你还向日寇争取 日军侵占的沦陷区的工厂
“You also fight against the Japanese invaders for the factories in the occupied areas.”
我 那是 为了钱 与虎谋皮
“I did that for money. It's asking a tiger for its skin.”
我知道的可能比玉娇多一点
“I probably know a bit more than Yujiao.”
“I didn't betray anyone; I was taking huge risks to exploit them for profit.”
In Chinese wartime narratives, distinguishing between treason and opportunistic survival/profiteering is a critical moral boundary.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to ask a tiger for its skin; to bargain with a ruthless adversary at great personal peril
A literary idiom frequently used in serious speech to emphasize that an attempt or compromise involves extreme, inherent danger.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I did it to make money!”
“I wish it were just about money.”
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“(Wei Zhuang, Lishan scholar) He'll stoop to anything for money. Everyone.”
“You're buying a life.”
“Why did you do this? For money!”