他给学校捐了一千万
“He donated 10 million to the school.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But you didn't consider my feelings, Mom.”
他给学校 捐了一千万
“He donated 10 million to the school.”
“He donated 10 million for your sake?”
“Stop being emotional; someone willing to spend ten million on your behalf should not be rejected lightly.”
Older generations in China often place heavy weight on material wealth and concrete demonstrations of commitment over abstract emotional preferences when judging marital prospects.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
donated to the school
Follows the prepositional pattern '给 + recipient + 捐 (donate)' to indicate philanthropic giving.
ten million
Represents ten units of '万' (ten thousand), totaling 10,000,000.
Marks the completion of the action, presenting the donation as an undeniable fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He donated 10 million for your sake?”
“Do you want me to donate that 10 million or not?”
“there's going to be a scholarship donation program in our school.”
“worth over 5 million.”
“Village Chief Wang alone donated twenty thousand.”
“I heard it's over ten million. Over ten million?”