一一帮你们实验买单啊
“to pay for your experiments.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是 实验性很强 但是我不可能用公司的钱
“Right. But I can't keep using company money”
一一 帮你 们 实验 买单 啊
“to pay for your experiments.”
那么我现在讲这么多
“So after everything I just said…”
“I am not going to waste company budget footing the bill for your endless experiments.”
In Chinese business contexts, leaders must strictly defend company interests and resist subsidizing risky trial-and-error that lacks clear financial return.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to foot the bill for; to take the blame/cost for something
Commonly used both literally for paying a restaurant bill and figuratively for bearing the financial or practical consequences of someone else's actions.
one by one; individually
Placed before verbs to indicate performing an action systematically on items or people one after another.
Adds rhetorical emphasis and an incredulous, slightly impatient edge to the assertion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Helping you costs extra.”
“Sure, I can pay.”
“I asked for your help, so I cannot let you pay.”
“Thank you. Put it over there, please.”
“You're shopping? Why didn't you ask me to come along?”
“isn't that the same as helping myself save money?”