索性囤积居奇
“so they simply hoarded their grain”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
商人卖不得高价
“Merchants couldn't sell at high prices,”
索性 囤积居奇
“so they simply hoarded their grain”
不肯出粮
“and refused to sell any,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Grain was the bedrock of social stability in dynastic China; merchants hoarding grain during famines or crises were viewed as severe threats to state order.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
might as well; simply; outright
Use this adverb to indicate taking a decisive, direct, or extreme action when faced with obstacles.
to hoard goods and corner the market for profiteering
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) commonly used in economic and historical contexts to criticize speculative hoarding.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't do this kind of profiteering again.”
“are best at speculation,”
“he had secretly saved up some money”
“and you gain the upper hand.”
“needs to rest and recharge.”
“This is all I've saved over the years.”