你没有把它当成一门挣钱的生意
“You never treat it like a business just for profit.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You clearly put a lot of thought into them.”
你没有 把它当成一门挣钱的生意
“You never treat it like a business just for profit.”
你把你对生活的理解和热爱
“You pour your understanding and love for life”
“Your work is meaningful because your soul and love are in it, not just a desire for cash.”
In contemporary Chinese culture, pursuing an endeavor out of pure artistic sentiment ('qinghuai') rather than commercial greed earns immense moral and personal respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
treat it as / regard it as
A classic structure (把 A 当成 B) used to frame how one perceives or approaches a subject.
money-making venture / business for profit
Refers specifically to commercial activities pursued strictly for financial gain.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He wasn't doing legitimate business.”
“than do this self-deceiving business.”
“than do this self-deceiving business.”
“Don't tell me she's planning to start her own business?”
“and I didn't make money when I should have.”
“So I can't risk my life just to make money.”