你这几年是发了啊？庙盖这么大
“You must be rich now. - Huh? - This big temple.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
- 阿福 - 坐…
“- A-Fu. - Have a seat.”
你 这几年 是 发了 啊？庙盖 这么大
“You must be rich now. - Huh? - This big temple.”
“Have you returned to your old ways?”
“You definitely made your dirty money through questionable schemes to build a place this grand.”
In Taiwanese and southern Chinese folk religion, running a temple can be immensely lucrative, occasionally drawing suspicion regarding fraudulent donations or charlatanism.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
struck it rich / hit the jackpot
Colloquial term describing sudden or substantial financial prosperity.
Adds an inquisitive and exclamatory tone, highlighting the speaker's mild surprise and skepticism.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You've grown up.”
“I'm all grown up now,”
“Is growing taller the only thing you've accomplished these years?”
“What's wrong with grown-up me?”
“- Are you okay? - Why is the fog so thick? - I can't even see the road. - Everyone, don't panic.”
“Look at the state he's in now.”