你给他们一百万 你是不是疯了
“You're giving them a million? Are you crazy?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这事要这么多钱吗
“Does it really cost that much?”
你给他们一百万 你是不是疯了
“You're giving them a million? Are you crazy?”
给多少钱是我的事
“It is my business.”
“You have completely lost your mind handing over that ridiculous amount of money.”
Phrasing severe disapproval as an inquiry into mental competence ('Are you crazy?') is a common rhetorical device in dramatic or emotional confrontations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
are you crazy? / have you lost your mind?
A rhetorical question frequently used in spoken Chinese to vehemently challenge irrational behavior.
Marks a change of state, dramatizing the idea that the listener has gone mad.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If they aren't willing to pay even this 1,000 yuan, how can we expect them to fork out”
“You don't have five million? Who are you trying to fool?”
“If you can get this million back, I promise you,”
“only gave us 80,000.”
“But I heard it's over ten million? Without funds...”
“Why do you get to make 10,000? Serves you right that you can't sleep!”