但是这个季度账单你看了吗
“But have you looked at this quarter's accounts?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
第三 你的那些幺蛾子事 我是真的不想再管了
“Third, all your ridiculous schemes are honestly no longer my concern.”
但是 这个 季度 账单 你看 了 吗
“But have you looked at this quarter's accounts?”
我们打输官司要赔的违约金 还比不上你的个人开销
“Even if we lose and pay all the penalties, it still costs less than your personal expenses.”
“Take a look at how much money you wasted before complaining about anything else.”
Bringing out the quarterly statement directly confronts the counterparty with hard evidence, cutting through excuses or emotional appeals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this quarter
A standard temporal chunk used in business contexts to refer to the current financial quarter.
bill or financial statement
Commonly used in both personal finance and corporate expense management.
Marks a direct yes-no question that rhetorically forces the listener to confront the issue.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Look at your performance this quarter.”
“Would you mind settling this bill?”
“Go take a look at this quarter's accounts. If he can actually make the company lose money,”
“that's a score I have to settle with you.”
“Our accounts are pretty clear now.”
“You haven't figured out the math.”