我在广州打工的时候 这么大点地方 要住十个人呢
“When I worked in Guangzhou, a place this size would hold ten people.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这么小的地方 三个人住得下吗 这集装箱够大的了
“This is too small for three people. This container is large enough!”
我在广州 打工 的时候 这么大点地方 要住十个人 呢
“When I worked in Guangzhou, a place this size would hold ten people.”
反正我是觉得小
“Well, I think it's small.”
“Stop complaining; this space is plenty big compared to what real hardship looks like.”
Drawing on memories of working in southern boomtowns like Guangzhou reflects the common shared experience of enduring rough living conditions to earn a living.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to work away from home / to do manual or temporary labor
Ubiquitously used in modern Chinese to describe working for a boss, especially as a migrant or hourly laborer.
such a tiny place
A colloquial way to emphasize how restricted or small a physical area is.
Emphasizes an extraordinary fact or high degree to substantiate the speaker's claim.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've worked hard in Guangzhou for years.”
“You really live alone in such a big house, huh?”
“You live alone. How much space do you need?”
“I live alone. I don't need that much space.”
“I'll resign soon. This is Guangzhou. Cameras are everywhere.”
“Meeting in Shanghai is definitely better than meeting in Guangzhou.”