你这挣的本来也不多 哪能这么往里垫
“You don't earn much, and I can't let you lose money like this.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对了 你今儿没输钱吧 我妈说你上次输钱了
“By the way, did you lose money today? My mom said that you lost money the last time.”
你这挣的 本来 也不 多 哪能 这么往里垫
“You don't earn much, and I can't let you lose money like this.”
今天手气好 赢了
“I'm lucky today and I won some money!”
“You can't afford to keep wasting money like this, get realistic.”
In close Chinese relationships, people feel entitled and obligated to monitor each other's financial solvency and warn against vanity spending or gambling losses.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wasn't much to begin with
Used to emphasize an already limited baseline, often applied to money, time, or energy.
to subsidize / cover losses out of one's own pocket
Colloquial northern expression for chipping in one's personal funds to patch up financial gaps or losses.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But we've made good money, too. Right?”
“And you can't reduce your upfront payment. I admit my”
“the money we make now isn't enough.”
“You don't have enough money. I'll give you all my savings.”
“I'll even get a full benefit out of it.”
“One emergency would wipe out every cent I made.”