得把赊的账补齐 人家才肯卖
“to pay off our tab before they'll sell to us.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“We're a little short. I'll go borrow some money”
得把赊的账 补齐 人家 才肯卖
“to pay off our tab before they'll sell to us.”
“They won't give us anything until we clear our bad debt, so hurry up and get the money.”
Informal credit depends heavily on mutual trust, and settling overdue balances is crucial to preserving relational capital.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
credit tab / debts incurred from buying on credit
Refers specifically to goods received on credit in traditional or small-scale commerce.
to pay up / make up the balance
Used when adding an outstanding amount to make a sum complete.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“"Duh leh pyen-ee hi my guy" (cashing in and pretending not to notice).”
“How about this? Let me put one meal on credit. On credit. No way.”
“You're being smug after getting a bargain, huh?”
“If you hadn't pushed so hard, I could've made even more.”
“and you can take all the profit. I just need to run it through my accounts.”
“I hate to sell it, but what can I do?”