费霆已经找到工作了
“Fei Ting already found a job.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Fei Ting, you don't even have a job yet. How could you spend money like this?”
费霆已经 找到工作了
“Fei Ting already found a job.”
找到工作了
“He did?”
“Stop looking down on him; he is employed now.”
Stepping up publicly to protect a partner or family member from subtle condescension preserves the family's collective face ('mianzi').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
already
Emphasizes that an action or milestone is complete, often contrasting with the listener's out-of-date assumption.
found a job
A common verb-object phrase denoting success in securing employment.
Marks a change of state, indicating the new reality that he is no longer unemployed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Once Fei Ting found a job, you'd agree to our marriage.”
“Fei Ting searched everywhere for you before carrying you home.”
“Fei Ting, you don't even have a job yet. How could you spend money like this?”
“I only realized it when Fei Ting said so.”
“Fei Ting, that'll be your desk from now on.”
“because of workers like Fei Ting.”