可我却越发贪婪
“but it only makes me greedier.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可我却越发贪婪
“but it only makes me greedier.”
你仔细看看
“Look closely.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese moral philosophy, money is acknowledged as powerful, yet unchecked desire (tan) is traditionally viewed as the primary root of spiritual and social ruin.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
all the more; increasingly
Used as an adverb before verbs or adjectives to denote a progressively intensifying degree.
greedy; avaricious
A formal or literary adjective describing an insatiable desire for wealth or power.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But I was losing control more and more.”
“But I couldn't afford to think so much.”
“If I were truly greedy, I could've earned much more than this.”
“are truly insatiable!”
“This is enough. I don't want to become an extremely greedy person.”
“but I believe the real culprit is someone else.”