主要是我们家也没有那么困难
“It's just because my family isn't that needy.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是吧
“Right?”
主 要是 我们家 也 没有那么困难
“It's just because my family isn't that needy.”
“I want to leave the opportunity for those who need it more.”
“We can manage fine on our own, so someone else deserves this more than me.”
In Chinese academic culture, relinquishing need-based quotas to peers who face harsher hardship is viewed as a high moral virtue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
mainly / primarily
Used at the start of a sentence to introduce the primary reason or core explanation for a decision.
not that destitute / not that hard-pressed
A modest hedge used to politely describe financial circumstances without boasting.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He didn't make things hard for my husband and me, after all.”
“Actually, we don't want to make things difficult for anyone.”
“Even if we couldn't afford a big banquet,”
“However, I didn't expect you to work in such a tough environment.”