天下之事 没有不劳而获
“Nothing in this world comes for free.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你要找王生
“You're looking for Wang Sheng.”
天下之事 没有不 劳而获
“Nothing in this world comes for free.”
“What do you want? What a coincidence.”
“I won't help you for free; what are you offering me in return?”
In Chinese culture, favors are rarely unilateral; quoting classical idioms to state that nothing is free establishes a dignified pretext for transaction or quid pro quo.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
all affairs under heaven; worldly matters
A formal, literary phrase used to frame a statement as a universal truth or principle.
to reap without sowing; gain without effort
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) describing unearned advantages or freeloading.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let's leave it at that for today.”
“I share responsibility for what happened today too!”
“I'll let what happened today slide.”
“How can the world allow such selfishness?”
“Life is like a chess game. Nothing is set yet.”
“all the injustices in this world.”