您是想给我们资助点
“Are you trying to sponsor us?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
环境 您
“The environment...”
您是想 给我 们 资助点
“Are you trying to sponsor us?”
跟您开玩笑的
“I'm just joking.”
“If you think our place is so shabby, are you going to pay to upgrade it?”
When an outsider remarks on poor physical conditions, Chinese speakers frequently make a humorous counter-proposal for sponsorship to break tension.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
provide some financial aid or sponsorship
Combines '资助' (to sponsor/subsidize) with the softener '点' (a little bit), often used jokingly in casual negotiations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm willing to sponsor you”
“Do you know how much I've given to education funds for the poor?”
“The aid money arrived just in time.”
“You mean we can ask for help?”
“Are you trying to bribe me?”
“But I... I want to help you, but I don't have any money.”