我们这个条件 已经供不起了 你不知道吗
“Our family can't afford it anymore. Don't you get it?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这已经一路供她读到高三了 现在还要供她复读
“We've supported her all the way through high school. Now retaking a year?”
我们 这个 条件 已经 供不起 了 你不知道吗
“Our family can't afford it anymore. Don't you get it?”
还说什么大专不好的 不愿意上
“And she won't go to an average college?”
“We are flat broke and cannot spend another dime on her schooling, so be realistic.”
Supporting a child through the Gaokao is considered a paramount family obligation; declaring that the household 'can no longer afford to support' (gong bu qi) retaking the exam highlights acute financial distress and familial conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot afford to support (financially)
A potential complement construction specifically used for paying living or educational expenses for family members.
given our financial/family situation
A polite and common euphemism used in spoken Chinese to refer to one's limited economic means.
Signifies a change of state where the household's financial capacity has reached its absolute limit.
Converts the statement into a rhetorical question implying that the facts should already be obvious to the listener.
