咱们给人家献殷勤 人家也不一定 会念咱们情
“Even if we try to be nice to him, he might not appreciate it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这倒是
“That's true.”
咱们给 人家 献殷勤 人家 也不一定 会念咱们情
“Even if we try to be nice to him, he might not appreciate it.”
白芍 还是你想得全面 这得算社会经验了吧
“Bai Shao, you've really thought this through. Does this count as social experience?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, offering favors (renqing) usually establishes mutual obligations; flattering someone who refuses to acknowledge that debt is considered wasted effort and poor social strategy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to fawn over someone; to butter someone up
A slightly derogatory idiom meaning to do favors insincerely or excessively to win favor.
to remember and appreciate someone's kindness or favor
Refers to keeping someone's emotional debt or favor in mind to reciprocate later.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“People don't do favors”
“flattery isn't supposed to be done like that.”
“Why is he being so obsequious?”
“Fawning over her everywhere.”
“We want to do our part as hosts.”
“Do you know how much he helped our family?”