听说这次政府 花大价钱建城
“I heard the government (Canteen) puts a lot into city building.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我刚看见好多好吃的菜 剩两份了 是吗
“I just saw many delicious dishes. Two portions left. Really?”
听说 这次政府 花大价钱 建城
“I heard the government (Canteen) puts a lot into city building.”
“It's over ten million yuan. No small amount at all.”
“Did you hear the big news? There is massive money involved in this new project.”
In Chinese social culture, dining tables are key venues where rumors regarding government projects and local political moves are informally vetted and shared.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to hear that / rumor has it
Essential conversational starter when introducing hearsay or second-hand information without full verification.
to spend a fortune / to spare no expense
Colloquial idiom highlighting high financial cost or significant expenditure.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“what we sacrificed to build a city.”
“Is it true about building a city?”
“But building a city from scratch is an adventurous thing.”
“Without money from the government, how could I build the city?”
“At the city's founding, he pushed through opposition and proposed a city construction fee.”
“But frankly speaking, you're using city construction as an excuse”