因为他们一家人走投无路了
“'Cause the family were desperate. Clive Jennings's business had gone bust.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
如果他们关系那么好 他为什么要抢劫他们家？
“If they were so close, why would he rob her house?”
因为他们 一家人 走投无路 了
“'Cause the family were desperate. Clive Jennings's business had gone bust.”
克莱夫·詹宁斯的生意破产了
“'Cause the family were desperate. Clive Jennings's business had gone bust.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese discourse, financial crises are commonly framed around the entire family unit rather than just the isolated individual debtor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
driven into an impasse; desperate with no way out
A vivid idiom used to express complete financial, social, or emotional desperation.
the whole family
Emphasizes the collective impact or shared fate of an entire household.
Marks a change of state, indicating the family has reached an absolute dead end.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Whether to kick the whole lot of them out,”
“Your family gave up their entire lives.”
“Of course we're family.”
“your whole family should leave.”
“All my family members are dead!”
“had nowhere else to turn to.”