可你这个钱我不能再要了
“But I can't take your money anymore.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“That's a business. You need to be meticulous.”
可你 这个 钱我 不能再要了
“But I can't take your money anymore.”
“This is the money you used to save someone's life.”
“My conscience won't let me accept money that belongs to a life-or-death cause.”
Traditional Chinese morality places righteous duty (义) far above monetary interest (利), especially when lives are at stake.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot ... any longer
Used to firmly put a stop to an ongoing action or habitual behavior.
calculating carefully; pinching pennies
A common 4-character idiom describing meticulous budgeting or calculated business practices.
Marks a change of state, indicating that accepting the money is no longer viable from this point on.