他年总啊想把这楼盖起来
“If Mr. Nian wants to get this building built,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他年总啊 想把 这楼 盖起来
“If Mr. Nian wants to get this building built,”
“he has to uphold his business credit.”
“If he wants his project finished, he better play by the rules and pay us.”
In Chinese construction and contracting, sub-contractors and workers frequently remind employers of professional honor and legal trust to avoid delayed payments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to construct this building / to get this building built
A common directional complement structure (把...盖起来) used when talking about completing a construction project.
Serves as an intra-sentence pause marker to highlight the topic (President Nian) before presenting a condition.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Will they stop building it?”
“But you know, once a building's up, people have to live in it,”
“These buildings are getting taller and taller now.”
“You think you can build houses just because you want to?”
“Even if you build the house here,”
“nowadays, buildings can also have good views. It depends on whether the builder”