你以为所有人 都跟你一样 都钻钱眼儿里去了
“you think everyone's as money-obsessed as you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
高厂长
“Ms. Gao,”
你以为 所有人 都跟你一样 都 钻钱眼儿里 去了
“you think everyone's as money-obsessed as you?”
“If I wanted money, I'd have gone into business.”
“Don't measure my noble motives by your own greedy standards; I care about ideals, not wealth.”
Historically, state-sector employees and intellectuals in reform-era China maintained pride in public service or ideals, looking down upon purely profit-driven private business pursuits ('下海').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
obsessed with money / money-grubbing
A vivid colloquial idiom describing someone whose entire worldview is consumed by financial gain.
go into private business / dive into commerce
Historically significant phrase referring to leaving a secure state-owned job to seek fortune in the commercial sector.
Marks a completed change of state, emphasizing that the interlocutor has already become thoroughly corrupted by greed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Do you think everyone else is like you?”
“Boomers aren't allowed to send a message?”
“- We're the same! - Give my money back. He scammed all of us.”
“Anyone who stays with you will eventually become like this!”
“You think everyone is like you? What did I do?”
“You can't expect everyone to know you like I do.”