有拿麸皮 换粮这个主意
“to substitute bran for grain was your idea”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
之所以
“And he said the scheme”
有拿麸皮 换粮 这个 主意
“to substitute bran for grain was your idea”
那是因为
“in order to”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical Chinese governance, diluting relief provisions with cheaper filler like bran was a classic strategy to deter non-starving opportunists.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to come up with an idea or scheme
A frequent colloquial and formal expression for proposing a solution or strategy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“that they abandoned everything else for grain.”
“No wonder you used 12,000 tons of bran”
“you must trade meat and food for it!”
“But if things go on, you'll be found out long before then.”
“You're wasting food.”
“is a city girl with commodity grain.”