你还不如拿这个钱来 自己供个房子
“It's better for you to repay the flat loan with the money you pay for the rent.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你想想 你现在在外边住 是不是也要付房租
“Come to think of it, you have to pay for the apartment you rent outside.”
你 还不如 拿 这个 钱来 自己 供个房子
“It's better for you to repay the flat loan with the money you pay for the rent.”
反正你什么都别操心了
“Anyway you don't need to worry about money.”
“Stop throwing away money on rent when you could be building your own equity.”
In Chinese culture, owning real estate represents stability, security, and adult maturity, whereas renting is often seen as throwing money away.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
might as well; would be better off
Used to introduce a more sensible or preferable alternative when comparing two options.
pay off a mortgage on a home
A colloquial way to describe paying regular installments toward owning residential real estate.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Keep the money you earned. Why are you giving it to me?”
“You might as well earn more money for my tuition.”
“I know you saved that money for college.”
“I'll figure something out myself. This isn't about money.”
“I was supposed to buy a TV set with the money.”
“One emergency would wipe out every cent I made.”