你这几年替我做的事
“I'll treat the work you've done for me as a down payment on your first debt.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是有代价的
“That's how it is.”
你这几年替我做的事
“I'll treat the work you've done for me as a down payment on your first debt.”
“I'll treat the work you've done for me as a down payment on your first debt.”
“You think you've done a lot, but you still owe me.”
In Chinese relationships, debts are not only monetary but social (人情). Powerful figures often use unresolved moral or material debts to manipulate and maintain control over subordinates.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
these past few years
A very standard spoken temporal phrase referring to an ongoing or recent multi-year duration.
the things you did for me / tasks done on my behalf
A common structure (替/为 + someone + 做的事) used to describe favors, services, or delegated duties.
