咱干活挣钱不丢人
“There is no shame in working for a living.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咋还东躲西藏的嘞
“Why are you acting all secretive?”
咱 干活挣钱 不丢人
“There is no shame in working for a living.”
我同屋的兄弟
“My roommates”
“Hold your head high; we earn our keep with honest sweat, so stop hiding.”
Manual or migrant labor often carries an unwarranted social stigma, prompting this common cultural reassurance that honest physical labor is honorable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
working to earn money; making an honest living
A very grounded, blue-collar phrase expressing honest manual labor for a livelihood.
not shameful; nothing to be embarrassed about
Used to comfort someone struggling with self-esteem or social judgment regarding their status or actions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Well, I work and earn money honestly. I don't care what they say.”
“Isn't this his job? But he can't make a living by it.”
“I would lose my job.”
“it's a disgrace not to help out, you know.”
“I know all jobs are equal,”
“A temporary job beats no job.”