可是这也有约定
“but there's a stipulation:”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是活当没错
“It was indeed a redeemable pawn,”
可是 这 也有 约定
“but there's a stipulation:”
“[Luo's Pawnshop] if unredeemed within 10 days, it becomes a forfeitable pawn.”
“You agreed to these rules, so do not blame me for enforcing them.”
In historical Chinese pawnshops, contracts strictly differentiated between redeemable pawns (huodang) and forfeited pawns (sidang) once the time limit expired.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But now that we're working together,”
“We've made an appointment,”
“I've already made plans with him.”
“We promised each other”