他们哪来这么多钱呀
“How do they have so much money? [Shifang Inn]”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
听说凡是西北重镇 每一处都会有庞家的十方客栈
“I heard in every major city across the northwest, you'll find a Shifang Inn owned by the Pang family.”
他们 哪来这么多钱 呀
“How do they have so much money? [Shifang Inn]”
我若能嫁入这样的人家
“If I could marry into such a family,”
“It is unbelievable how rich they are!”
In traditional Chinese society, prominent merchant or noble families who owned vast property networks were prime targets of public fascination and marriage aspirations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
where does ... come from?
Frequently used in rhetorical questions to express disbelief, shock, or wonder about the source of something.
so much / so many
A fundamental intensifier used before nouns to emphasize a large quantity.
Softens the rhetorical question and adds a lively, marveling, and gossiping tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Where did she get that much money? She's a student, but her family's rich!”
“Where did you get so much money?”
“They're that rich? How did they make their fortune?”
“we don't have that much cash.”
“Where did my father get so much money?”