你就把工钱给我们结了
“You just pay our base wages,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们都不要了
“the interest.”
你就 把 工钱 给我 们 结了
“You just pay our base wages,”
我们明天就走
“and we'll leave tomorrow.”
“We've had enough of this nonsense; pay us what we're owed right now so we can leave.”
In Chinese labor culture, especially among contract or construction workers, settling wages (结工钱) before leaving is a vital, frequently contested confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to settle unpaid wages
A standard phrase used by manual or contract workers when asking an employer to finalize pay.
Functions as a marker of completed action desired immediately by the speaker.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Please pay us our wages.”
“I'll pay you back when I get paid next month.”
“Wait, Zhu, you used your paycheck for my debt.”
“I'll settle it when I'm paid.”
“I'm keeping all of you on payroll for... for nothing.”
“Everyone looks like a payroll card to you.”
“Thanks for getting our wages back for us.”
“Pay back all the money you owe the workers right now!”