见不着钱就笑不出来 是吧
“You can't smile unless there's money.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你可真是钱氏后代呀
“You really have lived up to your surname.”
见不着钱就笑不出来 是吧
“You can't smile unless there's money.”
不生气了吧
“You're not mad anymore, are you?”
“I know you're happy now that you got what you wanted, so let's stop fighting.”
Punning on surnames (like 'Qian' meaning money) is a common affectionate trope used in Chinese relationships to diffuse tension.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to see / not seeing
A potential complement structure used conversationally to mean missing or failing to perceive something.
unable to smile / can't bring oneself to smile
A common potential complement indicating emotional distress or stubborn withholding of joy.
Conveys a lighthearted, teasing request for acknowledgment of the obvious truth.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“we'll have the money to show our sincerity. Right?”
“I don't have that money. Who says we don't have money?”
“You know I don't have money.”
“I really don't have the money right now.”
“running out of fundings all of a sudden. How can that be?”
“so they don't have much money.”