我本来想着这官司要是打赢了 没准还能给我报销
“I thought if I won this case, maybe I could get reimbursed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I've even spent on three large cappuccinos.”
我 本来想着 这官司 要是 打 赢了 没准 还能 给我报销
“I thought if I won this case, maybe I could get reimbursed.”
按照现在这么个情形
“But given how things are now,”
“I took a gamble buying those drinks thinking the firm would cover it, but now I'm just out of pocket.”
Navigating petty workplace expenses and complaining about strict or unclaimable costs is a frequent topic of informal bonding among Chinese junior colleagues.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
maybe even / might possibly still
Used in colloquial speech to express an optimistic, though uncertain, secondary possibility.
reimburse me
Everyday office term for claiming out-of-pocket expenses back from an employer or client.
Indicates the hypothetical completed condition of winning the case.