开始的时候的确是赚了一笔钱
“At first, I actually made some good money.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“vintage bags had a strong market.”
开始 的时候 的确是 赚了一笔钱
“At first, I actually made some good money.”
“But later I bought a batch of counterfeits,”
“It started out great, but things took a sharp turn for the worse.”
In Chinese storytelling and business debriefs, speakers often acknowledge early windfalls to show their original premise was sound before explaining unforeseen pitfalls.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
made a sum of money
A very common colloquial expression used to describe making a tidy profit or a good amount of cash.
in the beginning / at the start
Used to frame past events, often setting up an eventual shift or contrast with '后来' (later).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and it turned out to be so profitable.”
“Spending money before making any.”
“They've made a lot of money over the years.”
“but I managed to make some money after a few years.”
“in Beijing.”
“We've already lost a lot of money on that.”