我这钱本来是要给家里买电视的
“I was supposed to buy a TV set with the money.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你啥意思啊
“What do you mean?”
我这钱 本来是要 给家里买电视的
“I was supposed to buy a TV set with the money.”
别不知好歹啊
“Don't be ungrateful.”
“I sacrificed my family's needs to help you, so you better show some gratitude.”
Explicitly mentioning that money was diverted from family welfare increases the moral weight and obligation (renqing debt) placed upon the recipient.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
was originally meant to be
Use this to contrast the original plan or purpose with what actually happened.
to buy for the family / household
A frequent colloquial pattern indicating expenditure dedicated to the domestic collective rather than personal pleasure.
Functions here as an emphatic marker reinforcing the truth of the intended past situation.