一千多万的真金白银 那可不是小钱啊
“That's over 10 million in real cash— it's not a small sum.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是吗
“Is that so?”
一千多万的 真金白银 那可不 是 小钱 啊
“That's over 10 million in real cash— it's not a small sum.”
“After President Sun came back, he called a meeting with the relevant staff.”
“Don't take this lightly; an astronomical amount like that demands extreme caution and oversight.”
In Chinese institutional culture, mismanagement of large public or organizational funds carries severe bureaucratic and criminal liability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
hard cash / genuine funds
An idiom emphasizing tangible, real money rather than promises, assets on paper, or IOUs.
no small sum of money
A common litotes used to underline a serious financial commitment or risk.
Adds rhetorical weight and draws the listener's attention to the gravity of the statement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But we're paying real money for tens of thousands worth of goods,”
“Mine was real silver and gold, put up bit by bit!”
“I'm investing real money. Who isn't investing real money?”
“I heard it's over ten million. Over ten million?”
“I absolutely cannot accept this money.”
“will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold.”