这可都是我花大价钱淘来的
“I paid a lot to piece this together.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Why is it just the shell? Ever heard of assembly?”
这 可都是 我 花大价钱 淘来 的
“I paid a lot to piece this together.”
“It may be secondhand, but all the parts are there.”
“Don't look down on this stuff—it cost me serious money and effort to get.”
In Chinese consumer culture, finding valuable components or antiques through diligent searching is seen as a badge of resourcefulness and connoisseurship.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
Colloquial idiom highlighting high expense or significant financial sacrifice.
hunted down; scavenged; bought through careful searching
Derived from panning for gold, used for finding treasure or good deals in secondhand markets.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He wouldn't let me take the stuff I paid for.”
“I bought them with my own money. It would be a waste to throw them away.”
“That costs a lot of money.”
“You paid a fortune to buy me.”
“That was the most expensive, best thing I've ever eaten.”
“It took me a lot of effort to make it.”