我要百分之二十 你们俩各百分之四十 那不行
“I'll take 20%. You two each get 40%. No.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不会唱 我就负责点歌收钱 挣到钱我们算总账
“I can't sing. I'll handle song requests and collect the money. We'll split the profits after.”
我要 百分之二十 你们俩各百分之四十 那不行
“I'll take 20%. You two each get 40%. No.”
要是决定一起干了 必须得平分 就是就是 平分
“If we're doing this together, we split it 50-50. Exactly. Fifty-fifty.”
“I'm only doing side tasks, so I don't deserve an equal share—let me take less.”
When doing business with friends in China, partners often display humility by voluntarily claiming less profit to show goodwill, while counterparts refuse in order to maintain equal solidarity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
twenty percent
Standard pattern for percentages in Chinese: '百分之' followed by the number.
that won't do / that is unacceptable
A direct, everyday phrase used to flatly reject a suggestion or proposal.
