就当是给你的厨师费
“Think of it as your cooking fee.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也从这里边拿
“can come out of it, too.”
就当是 给你 的 厨师费
“Think of it as your cooking fee.”
“A master would never take advantage of his disciple. Right?”
“Take this money; you earned it by cooking and I won't take advantage of you.”
In Chinese social relationships, maintaining fairness is vital; even mentors avoid unduly exploiting their apprentices' labor, often using playful labels to offer compensation gracefully.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just treat it as / let's consider it as
A very handy spoken idiom used to rationalize a gift, favor, or monetary transfer without making it awkward.
chef's fee / cooking fee
A humorous, informal label invented here to justify tipping or reimbursing someone who cooked.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I hope you can see that.”
“Fei, that's not quite right.”
“Why end up worse than a kitchen maid?”
“to cook for you.”
“You should pay for the meal, right?”
“Helping guests is also your job.”