就是因为你没亏待过我 我才不能跟你张口要钱
“No, you haven't. That's why I can't ask for money.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Just tell me if you want something. Have we treated you badly?”
就是因为 你没 亏待 过我 我才不 能跟你 张口要钱
“No, you haven't. That's why I can't ask for money.”
“I'm not like Gao Wufu, who's draining you.”
“You treat me too well for me to exploit you for money; doing that would ruin my respect for our relationship.”
Taking excessive financial advantage of a benefactor's kindness is seen as morally shameless; true loyalty means voluntarily restraining oneself from exploiting their goodwill.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Have never treated me unfairly / have always treated me well
Used to acknowledge someone's long-term generosity or fair treatment.
To open one's mouth to ask for money
Usually carries a critical nuance about the discomfort or shamelessness of demanding money from others.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I treated you well back then.”
“I won't mistreat you.”
“but if it loses money, you pay me instead?”
“If it loses money, you pay me instead?”
“soon, he will owe me.”
“for the rest of your journey.”