这些钱都打了水漂了
“We'll lose all of the money.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If we don't open it, we can't get the deposit back.”
这些钱都 打了水漂 了
“We'll lose all of the money.”
那也不惯他毛病
“Then we can't be blackmailed by him.”
“Think carefully before giving up, because we will lose everything we invested.”
In Chinese business culture, letting invested funds go down the drain (da shui piao) is viewed as a painful mistake, often cited to compel partners to endure difficult negotiations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to go down the drain; to be completely wasted (of money)
A vivid colloquial idiom used when investments or funds are lost without yielding any return.
Marks a change of state and underscores the finalized, irreversible nature of the financial loss.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But all my money went down the drain.”
“that deal is probably gone.”
“will end up being a waste of time, just a splash in the water.”
“won't our money be wasted?”
“the same amount of money won't even make a splash.”
“and all the money you made down south will go down the drain.”