省得你以后再耍赖 走
“so you won't back out later. Let's go.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Write it down in black and white today,”
省得 你以后 再 耍赖 走
“so you won't back out later. Let's go.”
不是
“Hey,”
“I know you're untrustworthy, so you're writing this down right now whether you like it or not.”
In Chinese disputes, 'black ink on white paper' is seen as the ultimate defense against bad faith or verbal dishonesty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lest; so as to avoid
A very useful colloquial conjunction used to state an action taken to avert a future troublesome scenario.
act shamelessly; renege on an agreement
Used to accuse someone of dishonestly going back on their word or acting unfairly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“No wonder you can be so cheeky.”
“You're cheating, aren't you? I'm not cheating.”
“you should stick to it to the end.”
“Since you backed out on it,”
“♪ It'll only turn into a long, endless wait ♪ lest he say I'm wasting my time here.”
“or your store might close down by then. Well, I'm sorry for disappointing you.”