这是第一次 也是最后一次
“This is the first and also the last time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
两千多呢
“It's over 2,000 yuan.”
这是 第一次 也是 最后一次
“This is the first and also the last time.”
我救了你一命 你知道吗
“I saved your life. You know that?”
“Consider yourself lucky this once; mess up again and you're entirely on your own.”
Chinese authority figures often grant a single exception to give face or demonstrate mercy, paired with an explicit warning of strict future punishment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the first and last time
A common idiom used to set an unequivocal ultimatum or show one-time indulgence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“this first English competition would have been the last.”
“He told us this is his first time and his last time.”