你看那厂子是越来越不行
“I saw the factory getting worse and worse.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是这几年放假回家
“But going home for the holidays these past few years,”
你看 那 厂子 是 越来越 不行
“I saw the factory getting worse and worse.”
你说我们这代孩子
“You know, kids of our generation—”
“That factory has no future left, so we can't count on it anymore.”
Reflects the post-industrial transition in China where state-owned factories ('danwei') that once provided lifetime security experienced severe decline, profoundly impacting working-class youth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
factory; plant
A very common colloquial term for a factory, softer and more informal than 工厂.
getting worse and worse; going downhill
Colloquially used to describe businesses, health, or performance deteriorating steadily.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“His factory has been poorly managed these years.”
“that our plant isn't doing so well.”
“Wait, the machines in that factory weigh hundreds of tons, won't that be hundreds of thousands?”
“Let me brief you on the situation. Their factory can't operate any longer.”
“is really good.”