是这样的 本来呢 我这个房租是 一年一付的
“Here's the thing, the rent is usually paid annually.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
马上就找到工作了 将来啊 财源滚滚来啊
“as soon as you moved in. You're sure to be rolling in money in the future.”
是这样的 本来 呢 我 这个 房租 是 一年一付 的
“Here's the thing, the rent is usually paid annually.”
“I think you just came here and you said you'd only stay for six months,”
“I usually require a full year's rent up front, so accommodating you is an exception.”
When Chinese landlords or business parties make concessions, they explicitly state the standard strict rule first to highlight that they are doing the other party a generous personal favor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
here is the situation / the thing is
A standard conversational opener used to preface an explanation, negotiation, or adjustment of expectations.
paid once a year / paid annually
A conventional spoken template describing rental payment cycles, following the pattern of '[time unit] + 一付'.
Pauses the topic to mark 'originally' as background context before presenting the exception.
