律师费收你多少 都不合适
“Hard to name a fair fee.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
关键是又没有多少钱
“And there's not much money in it.”
律师费收你多少 都 不合适
“Hard to name a fair fee.”
这是您打包的 都齐了
“Here's your takeout.”
“Because of our relationship and the small amount involved, handling this puts me in an awkward spot.”
In Chinese society, mixing commercial fees with personal connections (Renqing) creates awkwardness: charging standard market rates seems cold, but working for free violates professional boundaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
legal fee / attorney fee
Common noun denoting the professional fees paid to a lawyer.
no matter how much is charged, it feels inappropriate
A diplomatic phrase used when interpersonal relationships complicate professional pricing or transactions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll pay your legal fees as usual.”
“I cannot afford a lawyer as good as you. I will not charge you.”
“Even if we could, lawyers cost money,”
“This case would be a real grind for any lawyer.”
“Do attorneys like you all speak in such an obscure way?”
“and refer the other to suitable lawyers. What's the problem with that?”