你就当 就当给我个面子
“Do it for our friendship.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你就来跟我们讲讲嘛
“(Keep Flattery) Just come and share it.”
你就当 就当 给我个面子
“Do it for our friendship.”
梦梦 我
“Mengmeng, I...”
“Please do this for my sake so I don't look bad in front of everyone.”
Invoking 'face' transforms an impersonal request into an interpersonal loyalty test, making a refusal socially costly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give face; do a favor as a personal courtesy
Essential conversational chunk used when asking someone to concede or participate to preserve social standing.
just treat it as; just consider it
Used to reframe a difficult request into an easier conceptual concession.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll do you this favor.”
“to save your face.”
“You don't care about your reputation. I do.”
“So I've still got some clout with you, right? What do you mean you've got clout?”
“you've become a big shot,”
“I've given you face in front of others,”