到时候她翻脸不认账 那我们不是亏大了吗
“I was afraid Miao Xiaolan would back out of the deal. Wouldn't we lose out big time?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这 这分析一下 我怕这苗晓兰
“the pros and cons. I was afraid Miao Xiaolan would back out of the deal.”
到时候 她 翻脸不认账 那我们 不是 亏大了 吗
“I was afraid Miao Xiaolan would back out of the deal. Wouldn't we lose out big time?”
你看最后怎么着
“And look what happened?”
“We can't blindly trust her, or we'll end up getting completely screwed over.”
In Chinese informal deals often built on personal trust, fear of 'falling out and denying commitments' reflects the lack of legal recourse when relying purely on verbal agreements.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to turn hostile and go back on one's word
A vivid colloquial idiom used when someone abruptly refuses to honor an agreement or promise.
to suffer a massive loss or be severely shortchanged
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to complain about a terrible deal or huge disadvantage.
Forms a rhetorical question that reinforces the obvious negative outcome.
