碰你们拿命换来的钱
“touch money bought with your lives?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我怎么可能
“How could I ever”
碰你们 拿命换来的 钱
“touch money bought with your lives?”
其实我不恨你
“I don't hate you, really.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, money earned through hardship or mortal peril (血汗钱 or 拿命换来的钱) carries profound moral sanctity; touching it dishonorably is viewed as an unforgivable sin.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
earned at the cost/risk of one's life
Used to describe money or achievements secured through immense personal sacrifice or physical danger.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It was risking my life for money.”
“You're buying a life.”
“You took the money you robbed”
“Would you trade your life for hers? Would you?”
“This is the money you used to save someone's life.”
“They are risking their lives working.”