我以前攒的钱都给他交束脩了
“All the money I saved up went toward his tuition fees.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“you also released lanterns for Song Yan in the past.”
我 以前 攒的钱都给他交束脩了
“All the money I saved up went toward his tuition fees.”
哪有钱买这些
“I had no money for these.”
“I was barely surviving to pay for his schooling—I had no luxury or desire to play romantic games.”
Originally referring to bundles of dried meat presented to teachers in ancient China, it evolved into a formal term for educational fees.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
saved money
A common colloquial phrase used to describe personal savings accumulated over time.
to pay teacher's salary or tuition
A classical/historical expression commonly encountered in costume dramas to denote school fees.
Marks the completion of an action and conveys an established, unchangeable factual outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he had secretly saved up some money”
“Because I gave all my money to him.”
“with all his savings, without a second thought?”
“you keep it for me and add it to my savings.”
“you paid all the money,”
“Now that yours has been submitted, his version is no longer needed.”