什么时候这里边的钱用光了
“Once the money in there runs out,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那这样
“Then how about this?”
什么时候 这里边的钱 用光了
“Once the money in there runs out,”
什么时候
“that's when”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese frequently uses repeated wh-words (like 什么时候...什么时候...) to form flexible conditional correlative clauses without needing formal conjunctions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
used up completely / run out
A common resultative complement phrase indicating an exhaustive depletion of resources like money or energy.
whenever / at whatever time
Used here in a paired conditional structure (什么时候...什么时候...) meaning 'whenever X happens, Y will happen'.
Functions as a completion marker indicating the realization of the state of running out.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(Who knows where the money went?)”
“There's not much left in the accounts now.”
“There will be plenty of uses for money.”
“I won't be in need of this money anyway now that I'm back.”
“But right now, I just don't have enough cash on hand.”
“Where would I get the money?”