她一直不知道怎么感谢我
“She has never known how to thank me”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
包括给你们学校捐那一千万
“including the 10 million yuan I donated to your school.”
她一直 不知道怎么感谢 我
“She has never known how to thank me”
怎么报答我
“or repay me.”
“She is deeply indebted to me, which shows how influential and generous I am.”
In Chinese social relations, receiving an enormous favor incurs a heavy moral debt (renqing) that demands reciprocity (bao), placing the benefactor in a position of high esteem.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not know how to express enough gratitude
A conventional idiom used to express that a favor is so immense that ordinary words of thanks are insufficient.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I honestly don't know how to repay you.”
“I truly don't know how to express my gratitude.”
“Ms. Li, I truly don't know how to thank you.”
“We don't even know how to thank you.”
“I really don't know how to thank you.”