怕我短了你的生漆 故意为难你
“Are you afraid I'll reduce your raw lacquer supply and deliberately make things difficult for you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是何意
“What do you mean?”
怕我短了你的生漆 故意 为难你
“Are you afraid I'll reduce your raw lacquer supply and deliberately make things difficult for you?”
李祯 今年年份甚好 生漆产量十足
“Li Zhen. This is a very good year, and the yield of raw lacquer is abundant.”
“You think I am sabotaging your supply on purpose, don't you?”
Laying out an unspoken accusation in the open forces the rival to either confirm the suspicion or justify their stance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to shortchange; to fall short in providing an agreed quantity
A colloquial northern or historical business term meaning to fail to deliver the full amount.
deliberately make things difficult for someone
A common compound phrase used when accusing someone of creating obstacles on purpose.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Then what should we do about the raw lacquer?”
“Don't worry about the raw lacquer.”
“I shouldn't have spared you for the raw lacquer incident!”
“Buying raw lacquer isn't something that can be done in a day or two.”
“They became inseparable.”
“You're painting again?”