这话说回来 四百大洋也是钱哪 要不就
“having said that, four hundred silver dollars is still money. How about we...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不过团长
“But Commander,”
这 话说回来 四百大洋 也是 钱哪 要不就
“having said that, four hundred silver dollars is still money. How about we...”
回头再说吧
“We'll talk about it later.”
“Come on, boss, four hundred silver dollars is a lot of money to turn down. Let's just take it!”
During the Republican era, 'Dayang' (especially the Yuan Shikai silver dollar) was the hard currency of choice. Four hundred silver dollars was a hefty sum, enough to support a middle-class family for years.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
having said that / on the other hand
A discourse marker used to pivot back to a practical point or introduce a contrasting perspective.
silver dollar
A historical term for silver coins used in early 20th-century China; sometimes used humorously today to mean money.
why don't we just... / how about...
Used to make a tentative suggestion or propose a compromise, often trailing off to see the listener's reaction.
A phonetic variant of '啊' (a) after an 'n' sound, used here to emphasize the obviousness and weight of the statement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“For 400 silver dollars, you almost let him go?”
“Let alone 400 silver dollars,”
“Forty million RMB! This is huge!”
“Where did you get so much money? I earned it myself!”
“But I heard it's over ten million? Without funds...”
“I plan to sell it for 43 million”