上个月呢 我刚给家里寄完了钱 就剩这一千了
“I just sent money back to my home last month. I only have 1,000 left.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
婉之
“Wanzhi,”
上个月呢 我刚给家里 寄完了钱 就剩这一千了
“I just sent money back to my home last month. I only have 1,000 left.”
我知道你的本钱是多少
“I know how much capital you have.”
“I am not holding out on you; this is literally all the cash I have left after helping my family.”
Sending money back home to support parents is a deeply ingrained filial duty in Chinese culture, often serving as an unassailable reason for financial limitations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to remit or send money
Commonly used by migrant workers or young professionals sending financial support back to their parents.
only have ... left
Used to emphasize scarcity or the narrow margin of remaining resources.
Marks a topic pause and creates a mild, explanatory tone to draw the listener's attention.
Indicates a newly completed state or the resulting status of having only a small sum remaining.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why do I still have 5,000 left here?”
“But I haven't paid you back last time. What are you afraid of?”
“There's still eight hundred thousand in the account. Eight hundred thousand.”
“I've been sending money home every month. That adds up.”
“Please check my balance. Okay.”
“we're nearly 10,000 yuan in the red this month.”