不然还要买新的
“or we'll have to buy a new one.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Be more careful next time. Don't get it this dirty,”
不然 还要 买新的
“or we'll have to buy a new one.”
这个你自己洗
“You wash that yourself.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese household dynamics emphasize careful maintenance of clothes and tools to avoid the unnecessary expense of buying new ones.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
otherwise (we'll) still have to...
Used to justify a precaution by citing an unwanted consequence or extra effort.
buy a new one
Everyday colloquial phrasing for replacing damaged or worn items.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why did you buy new ones? No need.”
“It's not expensive. Just buy a new one.”
“to make a new one.”
“So you want to buy it, huh?”
“You still have a choice right now.”
“was no longer available, right?”