你那货被扣了都是小事
“Having your goods seized is not a big deal.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
趁早别干了
“You'd better quit while you're ahead.”
你 那货 被扣了 都是小事
“Having your goods seized is not a big deal.”
“If they pursue legal responsibility,”
“Forget the goods, you should be worried about going to prison!”
In Chinese risk negotiation, speakers often dismiss property loss as 'small' to wake the listener up to existential or legal dangers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
was seized / was confiscated
Used when goods, documents, or vehicles are detained by authorities or customs.
is merely a minor thing / is trivial
Used to downplay one concern in order to prioritize another far more urgent issue.
Signifies completed action indicating that the goods have already been detained.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're just causing trouble. You just think the troupe underpays you.”
“On what grounds is she keeping it?”
“I'll dock your pay today. If it happens again, it will be a whole month.”
“He'll get beaten up in there.”
“I can't afford another pay cut. Mr. Zhou. I'm sorry.”
“Otherwise, I'm pinning all of this on you.”