再凭空多我们三张嘴 你要硬把我们带过去
“If we have three more mouths, If you insist on taking us there,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Business is hard in this world.”
再 凭空 多我们三 张嘴 你要硬把我们 带过去
“If we have three more mouths, If you insist on taking us there,”
“you might not even be able to stay.”
“Don't act out of stubborn pride; dragging all of us along will ruin your own position.”
Referring to dependents as 'mouths' reflects a traditional agrarian mindset where survival and daily bread are paramount survival concerns.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
suddenly add extra without reason or basis
Used to describe an unexpected or unwarranted increase in numbers, costs, or burdens.
mouths to feed (measuring dependent family members)
A vivid colloquial metonymy using mouths to refer to family dependents who need sustenance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We're already short-handed. Now we've got thirty more mouths.”
“Without proof, who would believe it?”
“But talk is cheap. Why should I believe you?”
“But empty words mean nothing.”
“With a few more mouths to feed, we can't let her suffer a loss. Bah!”
“your silver tongue alone might not have been enough to handle it.”