这肉票和布票是不是都拿回来 咱们自己用
“she brought her meat and textile coupons back home for our family to use.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Before your aunt got married,”
这 肉票和布票 是不是 都 拿回来 咱们 自己 用
“she brought her meat and textile coupons back home for our family to use.”
“Now that she's married, she's giving those vouchers to someone else's family.”
“Now that she is married into another family, we should keep these valuable coupons for ourselves.”
During China's planned economy era (1950s-1990s), commodities like meat (肉票) and cloth (布票) were strictly rationed, making coupons vital economic assets within a household.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take back; to reclaim
A common directional verb compound used when retrieving an item to keep in one's possession.
for our own use
Emphasizes that the resources or items will be retained exclusively by the in-group.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(Plus the meat coupon you lost last month.) (I remember everything.)”
“and thought this hostage might be worth something,”
“knows his hostage is valuable.”
“Take this meat with you. Consider it your back pay.”
“The month's barely started and you've used up your coupons?”
“Have I been feeding a bunch of ingrates all along?”