这么晚才把生活费给她
“Why did you give her the money so late?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这么晚才把 生活费 给她
“Why did you give her the money so late?”
“Bai Shu wouldn't tell us if she ran out of food.”
“You are completely irresponsible; she might be starving because you waited until now.”
The subsequent context mentions '断顿儿' (running out of food/money), a traditional Beijing colloquialism reflecting the deep dread of missing daily meals due to delayed family allowances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only [doing something] this late
Use '这么晚才' + verb to criticize delay or emphasize that an action was postponed far longer than it should have been.
to give [something] to [someone]
The standard '把' disposal structure used to focus on transferring an object to a recipient.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you should ask him for more living expenses, at least.”
“You'd use up Xiaojue's living expenses”
“I had no money to give her,”
“You don't need to send me living expenses monthly anymore.”
“Anyway, I don't have money to give her anymore.”
“I don't know what to do with this month's living expenses.”