然后又说只要拿宫庙的地契抵押 就可以慢慢还钱
“He said if I put up the title to the temple as collateral, I could pay him back slowly.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
(奉元宫)
“FENGYUAN TEMPLE”
然后又说 只要 拿宫庙的地契 抵押 就可以 慢慢还 钱
“He said if I put up the title to the temple as collateral, I could pay him back slowly.”
(土地所有权状)
“LAND OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE”
“They are deliberately trying to trap us and seize the temple's land.”
Local folk temples (宫庙) in Taiwan and southern China often own valuable community land, making them occasional targets for financial fraud or predatory lending schemes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as long as... then one can...
A fundamental conditional pattern in spoken Chinese to introduce a prerequisite that guarantees a certain outcome.
repay the money slowly / at one's own pace
Commonly used in financial negotiations or lending contexts to offer or describe relaxed repayment terms.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why not give them your house instead?”
“I borrowed the money for you to redeem your house.”
“If push comes to shove, mortgage it.”
“I'm up to my neck in debt. How could I have money to own houses?”
“with all his savings, without a second thought?”
“The loan got approved! We have the money to build now!”