他总跟人家打包票说
“but he told them he was sure”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
别人都说他偏心眼
“Other people say he was biased,”
他总跟 人家 打包票 说
“but he told them he was sure”
我以后有出息
“that I'd be successful.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Elders in Chinese families frequently take pride in predicting that a child will 'have great prospects' (有出息), staking their own reputation on the child's future.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to vouch for; to guarantee; to give one's word
A vivid colloquial idiom used when someone assures others of an outcome with absolute certainty.
partial; showing favoritism
A common spoken descriptor for parents, teachers, or elders who unfairly favor one person over others.