能干两个男人干不完的活
“(She could do the work of two men on her own,)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她一个人哪
“(She could do the work of two men on her own,)”
能干两个男人 干不完的活
“(She could do the work of two men on her own,)”
还只拿了半个人的工钱
“(and she only took half the pay.)”
“She worked far harder than anyone else, making her mistreatment even more outrageous.”
Chinese society deeply respects individuals capable of enduring extreme labor ('chiku nailao'), especially women who surpass men in physical tasks, though this often contrasts with unfair social exploitation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot finish doing; endless work
A common potential complement construction indicating that a task is too vast to complete.
to do manual work; to work
Colloquial standard term for physical labor or general work tasks.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll have to do the work of two people all by myself, and it'll be exhausting.”
“use these”
“I'd try to find a way to see her”
“You'll do it no matter what.”
“- Time to get back to work. - We still have questions for you.”
“Why are you doing this rough work?”