你以前不是一直说不能乱花钱
“You always said to spend money wisely,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我以前很抠门吗
“Was I that stingy before?”
你 以前 不是一直 说 不能 乱花钱
“You always said to spend money wisely,”
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“and to save it for Xiaojue.”
“You were always the one preaching frugality, so why are you spending freely now?”
Chinese parents often maintain extreme personal frugality to prioritize saving money for their children's living expenses and education.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
haven't you always been saying...
Use this rhetorical question structure to call out a contradiction between someone's past words and current actions.
to spend money recklessly; to waste money
Common everyday term denoting irresponsible or extravagant spending.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't be prodigal right after you come back.”
“I just didn't want you to waste money.”
“I seldom spend money.”
“That doesn't mean you waste it. Wait.”
“More importantly, I can't let your money go to waste.”
“And don't blame me for spending.”