先答应我一件事
“promise me one thing first.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那我请你
“Please”
先 答应我一件事
“promise me one thing first.”
说
“Say it.”
“I'll go along with you, but only if you play by my rules first.”
In casual Chinese social interactions, offering a treat often opens a window where the recipient can playfully extract an immediate counter-promise.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
promise me one thing / do me one favor
A very common conversational formula used before asking for a favor or revealing a condition.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You have to promise me first.”
“But you must promise me one thing.”
“promise me one thing.”
“promise me one thing. If I lose,”