也不能让你白费力气
“I won't let you work for nothing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你不是我们家的长工 也不是苦力
“You are not a hired hand of our family, nor a coolie.”
也不能 让你 白费力气
“I won't let you work for nothing.”
等一会儿把我们 送到租界以后呢
“After you drop us off at the concession later,”
“Do this favor for us, and I promise you will be properly rewarded.”
Stating that someone will not 'waste effort for nothing' shows propriety and respect, proving one does not treat helpers like bonded laborers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
waste one's effort; labor in vain
Used to describe working hard without receiving tangible results or proper compensation.
we can't possibly let you...
A polite formula used to decline taking unfair advantage of someone's kindness or labor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She's not worth your time.”
“More importantly, I can't let your money go to waste.”
“This allows you to save your own strength.”
“Then all our efforts over this time would be wasted.”
“I'm not worth your time.”
“I won't let you die.”