把钱给你 不然之前的苦就白受了
“He'll sell the house and give you the money. Otherwise, all the hardship will be for nothing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
把房子卖掉
“He'll sell the house and give you the money.”
把钱 给你 不然 之前的苦就 白受了
“He'll sell the house and give you the money. Otherwise, all the hardship will be for nothing.”
那…那你一个人
“Then… what about you?”
“You have to take this money so that everything we suffered wasn't for nothing.”
In Chinese familial values, members frequently bear immense personal suffering or financial ruin to secure the future of loved ones.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
suffered in vain / endured for nothing
Use '白 + verb' to express that an effort, suffering, or expense was wasted.
otherwise / or else
A standard conjunction introducing a negative consequence if the preceding action is not taken.
Marks an unrealized or undesirable change of state that would occur if the action is not carried out.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(Who knows where the money went?) (They should've paid me. I'd do a better job than them.)”
“Money is money. No matter who gives it to you.”
“You might not get your money back.”
“All the money I make in the future will be yours. No, no, no!”
“It's paid by me. So they're mine. It's my hard-earned money.”
“It's not yours anyway. All the more reason to lend it.”