事成之后再给五两
“He offered two taels of silver up front. Five more once it was done.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
给我二两银子
“He offered two taels of silver up front. Five more once it was done.”
事成之后 再 给五两
“He offered two taels of silver up front. Five more once it was done.”
为何会找你们两个
“Why did he choose the two of you?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical settings, splitting payment into an upfront deposit and a balance due upon success was standard practice for commissioned tasks.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
after the matter is accomplished / upon completion
A common formal or semi-formal expression used to establish a milestone condition for reward or follow-up action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“After this is done, we split fifty-fifty.”
“Just give me 5 taels of silver,”
“Ten thousand in cash upfront. Another 30,000 after it's done.”
“And pay me 800000 yuan after.”
“But if you want those five hundred taels, you have to meet someone first.”
“It was him. He gave us 5 taels of silver”