月例高包吃包住
“Good monthly pay, food and lodging included.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
月例高 包吃包住
“Good monthly pay, food and lodging included.”
说不准
“Who knows,”
“You would be a fool to let this offer slip away.”
Providing all-inclusive room and board remains a major selling point for migrant labor and service jobs in Chinese employment culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
room and board included
A ubiquitous colloquial workplace collocation commonly advertised in job offers across China.
monthly allowance or salary
A term used historically or in traditional households for regular monthly pay, analogous to modern 月薪.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“2,500 yuan per month, room and board included. You up for it? No problem at all.”
“Do you provide meals and accommodation?”
“We cover transportation, meals, and accommodation.”
“I provide meals, not housing.”
“He even used that handbag as proof of my being kept.”
“My living expenses for this month. Just put it here. Don't you want to count it?”