卖了书 钱都归你
“Sell the book, and all the money is yours.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
书是你写的
“My son-in-law said he knows he was wrong. The book was written by you.”
卖了书 钱都归你
“Sell the book, and all the money is yours.”
“Why do you want to abandon such a good life? What do you want?”
“Just let me publish it; I do not care about the money, I just want your support.”
In Chinese domestic relationships, surrendering financial gains to a spouse is often used as ultimate proof of sincerity and marital dedication.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
belongs to you / goes to you
A very common colloquial pattern used to allocate ownership, rights, or profits to someone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If the book sells well and makes money, we'll all benefit.”
“Selling this book to me at 100 taels wouldn't put you at a loss, you know?”
“that you'd sell me out just for a few taels of silver?”
“the bookshop owner to actually buy it.”
“who you can sell to then!”
“I'm leaving the money here. This isn't for sale.”