没多久就破产了 举家出国不到两年
“It went bankrupt shortly after. Less than two years after moving abroad,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们家的钢厂也受了很大的冲击
“their steel mill was severely impacted.”
没多久 就 破产了 举家出国 不到两年
“It went bankrupt shortly after. Less than two years after moving abroad,”
那个厂长 就患病去世了
“he passed away from illness.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The phrase '举家' highlights the collective nature of Chinese families, where business successes and failures directly reshape the entire household's destiny.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
before long; shortly after
A useful narrative temporal phrase to denote rapid transitions between events.
the whole family
A slightly formal, concise term often paired with major actions like moving or traveling.
Marks the completion of the bankruptcy event in the past narrative.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This business won't last long. Once we make the money and split it, Xiaoya and I will go abroad.”
“This one actually went out of business?”
“I promise I'll sue you into bankruptcy.”
“I had just returned to start a business and had no connections.”
“(Even banks can fail.) (What in this world comes with guaranteed returns?)”
“My family property is almost all sold off.”