我跟这个房东签了一份合同
“I've signed a contract with the landlord here.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Open your squinty little eyes. Take a look at this.”
我跟 这个 房东 签了一份合同
“I've signed a contract with the landlord here.”
三倍的价格 违约金我都替他出了 所以说现在呢
“Three times the price. I even paid for his penalty. So, right now,”
“Back off, the place is legally mine now.”
In competitive Chinese rental markets, buyers or tenants occasionally offer inflated sums or cover breach-of-contract fees to forcefully secure prime locations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
landlord
A fundamental daily term used when dealing with residential renting or real estate.
signed a contract
A standard collocation combining the verb 'sign' with the measure word '份' for formal agreements.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Meeting the landlord today to sign and pay the balance.”
“I'm the landlord now.”
“Yeah. I'm a relative of the owner.”
“(Why do I always end up running into this landlord?)”
“the owner reminded me. If the former tenant comes to you,”
“Don't question your landlord if you can't help.”