我得说话算话呀 田先生
“I have to keep my word, Mr. Tian.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“No, Mr. Tian. Hurry up. I promised to make steamed buns for you for seven days.”
我得 说话算话 呀 田先生
“I have to keep my word, Mr. Tian.”
“I vomited on the fifth day. Take it away.”
“Please let me give this to you so I can prove I am an honorable person who keeps their promises.”
'说话算话' reflects a core moral virtue in traditional Chinese society where an individual's personal credibility determines their social standing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to keep one's word / to be as good as one's word
An essential idiomatic collocation describing someone who reliably follows through on what they say.
I must / I have to
Colloquial spoken form of expressing necessity or personal moral duty.
Softens the assertion and adds an appeal or pleading nuance to the address.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How can you go back on your word? What did he tell you?”
“You said it. No backing out later.”
“Why aren't you keeping your word? I'll tell you after we sleep. -No, you tell me first. -Let's sleep first.”
“Keep your word.”
“What if you go back on your word again?”
“(All right. Deal.)”