你都跟这个势利眼的亲戚 聊什么我听不了的消息了
“what secret stuff did you chat about with this snobbish relative that I'm not allowed to hear?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
师父
“[Zhang's Residence] Mentor,”
你都跟 这个 势利眼 的 亲戚 聊什么 我 听 不了 的 消息了
“what secret stuff did you chat about with this snobbish relative that I'm not allowed to hear?”
莫云高知道张家的存在 他做这么多事情
“Mo Yungao knows about the Zhang family. Everything he's done”
“Why are you keeping secrets from me with someone you don't even respect?”
Calling a relative '势利眼' exposes realistic friction within extended families, where wealth or social status often skews traditional blood relations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
snob; someone who flatters the rich and disdains the poor
A very vivid colloquial label for opportunistic or status-driven people.
not allowed to hear; unfit to hear
A potential complement phrase indicating either prohibition or emotional unfitness to listen.
Marks the completed realization of the secret conversation while adding a sense of inquisitive emphasis.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but you can't meet your poor relatives again.”
“You're our only high-class relative. Only for the village”
“If he weren't family, I wouldn't have hired him.”
“You won't even pay back your relatives.”
“See? You two are already so close, and you didn't tell me sooner.”
“I've severed ties with Mr. Meng. He's not my family.”