是你自己努力 才有了今天 这份体面的工作
“It was your own hard work that got you this decent job today.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I only lent you 100 yuan back then. It was barely enough for travel expenses.”
是你 自己努力 才 有了 今天 这份 体面的工作
“It was your own hard work that got you this decent job today.”
其实
“Actually,”
“You do not owe me anything; you earned everything you have through your own grit.”
In Chinese culture, when acknowledged for giving help, a polite benefactor downplays their contribution to prevent the recipient from feeling burdened by excessive indebtedness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only then resulted in today / only because of that was today made possible
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to emphasize the hard struggle or causal condition that led to present success.
respectable or decent job
Refers to white-collar, prestigious, or socially approved employment that brings respect and dignity.
