自己还没营生呢 拿什么给他 凭什么给他啊
“You're in trouble yourself. How can you lend him money?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Does he think money grows on trees? You just lost your job.”
自己 还没 营生 呢 拿 什么 给他 凭什么 给他啊
“You're in trouble yourself. How can you lend him money?”
娟儿
“Juan,”
“She has nothing left to give, so stop leeching off her.”
While extended family mutual aid is a traditional duty, demanding money from a struggling relative crosses a moral boundary, triggering fierce boundary-setting by protective family members.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
livelihood, means of living
A somewhat northern or folksy colloquial term for a stable job or trade that makes a living.
on what grounds, by what right
A sharp rhetorical expression used to reject an unfair demand or entitlement.
Highlights the factual hurdle (lacking a job) to build up a rhetorical contrast.
Enhances the indignation and forceful insistence of the rhetorical question.
