自己在这里做大生意
“You're doing big business here”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But it turns out you've become quite a big shot now.”
自己 在这 里 做大生意
“You're doing big business here”
“while letting your own mother sweep streets back home.”
“You think you're such a big shot, but you're a heartless hypocrite.”
In Chinese culture, neglecting one's biological mother while living lavishly is seen as the ultimate moral transgression, rendering any external success shameful.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
doing big business; running large commercial operations
Used colloquially to describe someone managing large financial ventures or projecting high status.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm only running a small business here.”
“Starting a business might not...”
“Why? You want to open a shop here?”
“Leave the business here to me.”
“to make a living in the silk trade.”
“Where there are people, there is trade.”
“Many people have been running their business there.”
“We are doing big business.”
“Let's work together and be our own bosses in our own shop.”