他当时就说 他造汽车不是为了发什么大财
“He said at the time that he didn't build cars to make a fortune,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
木炭代油炉的这种改装车
“with a charcoal substitute oil furnace.”
他当时 就说 他造汽车 不是为了 发 什么 大财
“He said at the time that he didn't build cars to make a fortune,”
而是为了摆脱国际石油商的垄断 使我们中国的汽车
“but to break free from the monopoly of international oil merchants, so that our cars in China”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reflects the historical Chinese ideal of saving and modernizing the nation through industry rather than pursuing personal commercial wealth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to make a great fortune; to hit the jackpot
A colloquial idiom used to describe accumulating immense wealth, often used negatively with 'not to' when highlighting noble intent.
not for the purpose of; not to
Commonly initiates the first half of a contrastive structure ('not for X, but for Y').
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't tell anyone about the car.”
“and got rich working in a garage.”
“Is this what you wanted to say in the car just now?”
“that Li wasn't the one actually driving.”
“but I just knew he was making it up.”
“Who said I wouldn't lend you the car?”