有太多的家庭指望着咱们厂生活
“Many families depend on it for their livelihood.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咱们厂很大
“Our factory is huge.”
有 太多 的家庭 指望着 咱们厂生活
“Many families depend on it for their livelihood.”
“We carry a heavy responsibility, so we cannot afford to mess this up.”
In Chinese state-owned or communal enterprise culture, factory leaders bear immense moral responsibility for the welfare of workers and their entire families.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
counting on; relying on
Use when expressing emotional dependence or financial reliance on someone or something.
to make a living; to survive
Here used as a verb denoting sustaining daily livelihood rather than just life in general.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Our family depends on him to make money.”
“I hope my family members can live a happy life”
“Did you really send them to shut us down? Did you get the note?”
“our home”
“is a stroke of luck for our factory.”
“I want to praise every ordinary person in our workshop.”
“and by everyone at East Chemical Plant!”
“to make our family live a good life.”
“The factory office will be their family.”