辜负你的劳动成果嘛
“to waste your efforts.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不会吧 你这么快就看完了 我 我其实是怕
“No way. You've finished reading everything? I didn't want”
辜负你 的劳动成果嘛
“to waste your efforts.”
其实我今天过来呢 是想跟你聊一下
“Actually, I'm here to talk to you”
“I took your work very seriously, so please don't get defensive about what I am about to say.”
In Chinese interpersonal communication, recognizing the other party's hard labor first prevents offense and creates harmonious conditions for subsequent discussions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to fail to live up to / to disappoint / to let down
A slightly formal verb commonly used to discuss trust, expectations, or collective efforts.
fruits of labor / hard-earned results
Used in collaborative or professional contexts to show genuine respect for the time and energy someone invested.
Softens the explanation, appealing to shared common sense and mutual understanding.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“In the end, I still failed your expectations.”
“nor is it love.”
“You've let yourself down!”
“We've let you down.”
“I betrayed the trust you placed in me.”
“it's a disgrace not to help out, you know.”