你又不肯去闹工作
“And you won't even fight for a job.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
人家费霓想尽办法 分到房子了 搬出去了
“Fei Ni did everything she could to get assigned a place and move out.”
你又 不肯去 闹工作
“And you won't even fight for a job.”
我是打完了军阀打鬼子 打完鬼子我打国民党反动派
“It feels as if I fought warlords, then the Japanese, then the Nationalist reactionaries.”
“Others fight for what they deserve, but your pride is keeping us struggling.”
In planned-economy China, vital resources like housing and jobs were allocated by the work unit, often requiring employees to persistently lobby leadership to get their share.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
refusing to / unwilling to even
Used to criticize someone for their stubborn reluctance to take a necessary or beneficial action.
make a fuss to secure work/benefits
A historical colloquialism referring to aggressively petitioning work unit leaders for job assignments or resources.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you don't like it, go get a job.”
“Anyway, you must not strain yourself”
“Yet you still don't accept me.”
“Quiet down! Do not obstruct our duties!”
“What? Are you not willing?”
“Didn't I tell you to go home and rest?”