倒是在本地 家里条件是一个比一个好
“The two sons are here locally, and they are quite rich.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那两个儿子呢
“The two sons are here locally,”
倒是 在本地 家里 条件 是 一个比一个好
“The two sons are here locally, and they are quite rich.”
但是这两个孩子呀 没有一个愿意跟老爸住在一起
“But none of them want to live with and take care of their old man.”
“They have plenty of money, which makes their neglect of their father even worse.”
Traditional Chinese morality heavily criticizes well-off adult children who neglect caring directly for their elderly parents.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
each one more ... than the last
Use this productive spoken structure to describe escalating qualities across a group.
family financial/economic status
A standard euphemistic expression in Chinese referring directly to wealth and social standing.