我没占过你一分钱便宜吧 大学我也没去成
“I never took a cent from you. I didn't get into college either.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是我照顾你这么长时间 我算是尽心尽力吧
“But I've taken care of you all this time. I did my best.”
我没占过你 一分钱 便宜吧 大学我也 没去成
“I never took a cent from you. I didn't get into college either.”
咱们算是扯平了
“So we're even.”
“Don't guilt-trip me; I sacrificed my own future and never exploited you, so we are even.”
In close Chinese relationships, disputes often lead to an itemized reckoning of financial, emotional, and life-opportunity sacrifices to determine who truly owes whom.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take unfair advantage; gain illicit benefit
Widely used to describe exploiting someone financially or materially; denying it signals moral uprightness.
failed to go; couldn't end up going
Combines a verb with '成' to show the inability to realize a planned or desired outcome.
Used to seek confirmation on an undeniable point, cornering the listener into agreeing.
