一根金条一张票 疯了吧他们
“One gold bar for one ticket. Are they crazy?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这 这是多少 一条小黄鱼啊 啥
“How much is this? One small gold bar. What?”
一根 金条 一张票 疯了吧 他们
“One gold bar for one ticket. Are they crazy?”
“Not to mention cabin tickets, even cargo hold tickets have skyrocketed.”
“This price is pure highway robbery; how can anyone expect people to pay that?”
Gold bars ('小黄鱼' or gold ingots) were the ultimate hard currency during times of hyperinflation and wartime turmoil in modern Chinese history.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Have they lost their minds?; Are they crazy?
A very common rhetorical phrase to express shock and disbelief at someone's outrageous behavior or absurd demands.
Softens the rhetorical accusation into an incredulous, seeking-agreement question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Isn't that almost a gold bar?”
“Isn't that almost one gold bar? Exactly.”
“There are only so many blank slips!”
“knows his hostage is valuable.”
“Got money, got reason.”
“No ticket? Scram. Don't cause trouble.”