我说话算话
“I mean it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'll risk my life against you.”
我说 话算话
“I mean it.”
妈 我就这么一说
“Mom, I was just saying.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Elderly parents often stake their personal integrity and authority on drastic declarations to compel children into submission.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
mean what one says / keep one's word
A core idiomatic expression used to emphasize trustworthiness or warn others that a declared action will definitely be executed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you break your word,”
“You're telling me I get to decide.”
“then you must keep your word”
“Why aren't you keeping your word? I'll tell you after we sleep. -No, you tell me first. -Let's sleep first.”
“tell Prince Cheng? Tell the truth.”
“(Do the things you say still count?)”