就给我朋友个面子 买两栋
“I'd do my friend a favor and buy two.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
反正不贵
“I thought, since it wasn't expensive,”
就 给我 朋友 个 面子 买两栋
“I'd do my friend a favor and buy two.”
没想到后面他们建设得那么好
“I never expected they'd develop it so well later. Look.”
“Buying two entire buildings is no big deal to me; I just did it as an easy favor.”
In business culture, doing high-value transactions often functions as giving 'face' (social capital) to preserve relationships, while serving as an indirect display of personal wealth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to give face; to show respect or do a favor for someone
Essential idiom when describing acts done out of personal loyalty or social obligation.
just for the sake of; simply seeking
Used to frame significant actions or purchases as driven by simple, unpretentious motives.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to save your face.”
“Could you show me some respect?”
“Did I embarrass you in front of your friends?”
“You don't care about your reputation. I do.”
“Do me a favor. Don't stoop to her level.”
“Do it for our friendship.”