就是为了替你说情是吧
“just to plead for you, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You brought him all the way to Shenzhen”
就是为了 替你 说情 是吧
“just to plead for you, right?”
“Yes. For my sake... Shut up!”
“You don't care about him at all; you only dragged him here to emotionally manipulate me into helping you.”
In Chinese relational dynamics, using a respected third party to intercede ('shuoqing') relies on Mianzi (face) to make refusal socially difficult for the other person.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to plead on your behalf; to put in a good word for you
Used when an influential intermediary intervenes to seek forgiveness or special favors for someone.
in order to; solely for the purpose of
Emphasizes the underlying motive or purpose behind a specific action.
Combined in '是吧' to form a rhetorical tag question demanding confirmation of an obvious truth.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Isn't it just for your sentiment?”
“I'd like to ask you for a favor.”
“Why can't it be because of you?”
“I was saying that for your own good.”
“I wanted you to owe me a favor.”
“I did it all for you.”