我要跟她算账 没算完呢
“I need to settle the score with her. It's not over.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你别拦着我
“Don't stop me.”
我要 跟她 算账 没算完呢
“I need to settle the score with her. It's not over.”
对啊 许蜜语
“That's right, Xu Miyu.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In interpersonal disputes, 'settling scores' refers to demanding emotional or moral restitution face-to-face rather than literal financial accounting.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to settle scores; to hold someone accountable
Literally meaning to balance accounting books, colloquially used when demanding a confrontation over past wrongdoing.
not finished settling matters
Emphasizes that an ongoing dispute or grievance has not yet reached resolution.
Emphasizes the ongoing nature of the unresolved conflict and reinforces argumentative resolve.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll settle accounts with her eventually.”
“and settle all these accounts with him one by one.”
“(Cousin) I'm going to settle this with him now!”
“I'll fight him! Stop!”
“It's time for me to settle some scores with them. I'm going to gather our comrades”