那可花不少钱啊
“That costs a lot of money.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
尿毒症啊
“Uremia?”
那可 花不少钱 啊
“That costs a lot of money.”
是
“Yes.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese society, chronic conditions like kidney disease often trigger immediate discussion of medical debt, as families historically bore high out-of-pocket costs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cost quite a lot of money
A very colloquial understatement used to describe major expenses without stating an exact amount.
Conveys sympathy and shared worry about the speaker's plight.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This is a considerable expense.”
“Look at all this money spent. None of it is cheap.”
“but buying new cloth and making one from scratch would cost a lot. And you don't have fabric coupons.”