那你要是 再说话不算话呢
“What if you go back on your word again?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
能不能 再给我一个月的时间 下个月 我一定还上
“Can you give me another month? I promise I'll pay you back next month.”
那你 要是 再说话 不算 话呢
“What if you go back on your word again?”
到时候
“Then,”
“You have let me down repeatedly, so why should I believe your promise this time?”
Keeping one's word is fundamental in Chinese informal lending, where personal trust often substitutes for legal collateral.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what if...
A common rhetorical construction used to raise a hypothetical risk or objection.
to break one's word / fail to keep a promise
A very common colloquial idiom used to reproach someone for being unreliable or deceitful.
Marks an open, pressing hypothetical question, demanding an answer or contingency plan.