此事我日后再找你算账
“I'll deal with you in the future.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我记你一大过
“You'll be given a serious demerit.”
此事我 日后再找你算账
“I'll deal with you in the future.”
大军将
“Great General.”
“You are not off the hook, but right now we have more urgent business to attend to.”
In Chinese leadership culture, crises take precedence over individual blame; leaders will register mistakes immediately but defer punishment until the mission concludes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to settle scores with you / to hold you accountable
A common colloquial idiom used to threaten future confrontation or demand retribution for a wrongdoing.
in the future / in days to come
More formal and literary than 以后; often used when making promises or warnings about future consequences.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I haven't punished you for yesterday.”
“I haven't settled this score with you yet.”
“(Cousin) I'm going to settle this with him now!”
“Don't change the subject. Give me your explanation.”
“Why on me?”
“Even if you came to settle scores with me,”