换成房子现在那都翻几番了
“would've been worth a fortune had we invested in real estate instead!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
供他上学的那个钱
“we spent on his education back then”
换成 房子现在 那 都 翻几番 了
“would've been worth a fortune had we invested in real estate instead!”
我们要求不过分
“We aren't asking for much.”
“We gave up an enormous fortune to fund him, so he owes us big time.”
In contemporary Chinese culture, the historic surge in real estate value often serves as the benchmark against which families evaluate the financial return of major life investments, including education.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to convert into; to exchange for
Used when comparing alternative allocations of capital, assets, or choices in hypothetical scenarios.
to multiply severalfold; to double multiple times
A common financial idiom used especially in mainland China to describe soaring real estate or stock values.
Indicates a completed change of state within the hypothetical present outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“[Li Zhengyou, Legitimate Grandson of the Seventh Branch—Son of Sun Wanyi] I can only patch one hole by tearing open another.”
“now that our family's embracing a whole new beginning,”