Oct. 21, 2025
斗米恩，升米仇 - Recipient's Malice
Back then, when I was in junior high school, there was a girl. I forgot her name, so here I use ''Betty'' to refer to her. I was the top student in my class. And because of that, the homeroom teacher wanted me to help students who have difficulty in study. I was okay with that. Anyway, I like answering people's questions.
In a class, students are usually divided into different study groups. And Betty happened to be one of my group members. Betty showed her curiosity in study and asked me questions humbly, thus I always helped answering and teaching her my specific technique without reservation. I thought we were friends, but then one day I realized that we were not.
In fact, I don't really care people trying to be my friends or not. Even if they just want to be nothing more than a classmate to me, I'm still willing to help them. But Betty's situation was different. It's really hard to explain when your guts telling you something is wrong. I felt I was deceived and being used. She's not sincere. She pretended to be my friends so that I would keep helping her. All her enthusiasm and compliments were fake. Maybe that can explain why our conversations were only confined to studies, and why she never asked me out not even just having lunch together. She treated me like a stranger outside the classroom.
It is hard to keep giving when someone only takes, and more difficult when their motives aren't pure. So I stopped helping her the moment I realize all that. I put on my cold face, took back all my kindness, and refused to answer any of her questions. Then she stopped asking.
One day, I was talking with some classmates who I'm close to during lunch, about hanging out to visit the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Guangzhou as well as for academical purposes. I finished my lunch so I left first. When I was leaving, I saw Betty joined their table. Later, one of those girls told me that after I left, Betty said something like how difficult I am and they will have less fun if they take me with them, and that she wanted to kick me out and join their visit. I thanked her reminder and smiled resignedly. I didn't even feel angry, not at all, because I already saw who she really was. It's only another proof that she's the kind of person who would talk bad behind someone's back, gang up to bully or isolate someone only because someone doesn't help her.
Later, in the final exam of a semester, she ranked the first in class. I ranked the second. She beat me for the first time, but little did she know, it was also her last time. The homeroom teacher used all the beautiful words to praise that how hard-working she was, while in the meantime, throwing shade at me that how selfish and ungenerous I was, and that my chickens come home to roost. Yeah, kicking someone when they're down is humanity. I could imagine how she went to tell the teacher that I refuse to help in an injured tones.
The homeroom teacher never asked me why I didn't help her and she wouldn't notice that I helped anyone but her. In fact, who would care what the truth is, people just believe what they want to believe.
Putting everything else aside, it was never my duty to help. Just as an old saying goes, ''帮你是情分，不帮是本分'', which means helping you is a favor and refusing is my right. Yet both of them took my kindness as granted. In other words, it is ''斗米恩，升米仇'', which means a bowl of rice brings gratitude, a sack of rice brings resentment. If you give someone a little help, he will be grateful; if you keep giving him a lot, he will hate you once you stop. Or maybe it's called recipient's malice.
Anyway, I don't really care their malice, like a lion won't care mosquitoes' bite, though, I have to admit, it's a little annoying. Truth is, I don't even really care about the throne of first place. Why would an ever-victorious general weep for losing one fight? She's no match for me, and I never regarded her as my opponent. Yet still I enjoy that someone who's jealous of me or hates me has to live beneath my shine.
Back then, wWhen I was in junior high school, there wasI knew a girl.
"Back then" is a bit repetitive if you're also going to mention that you were in junior high. You can just say, "When I was in junior high". "There was a girl" is a bit unnatural here, so I changed it to "I knew a girl".
I forgot her name, so here I use ''Betty'' to refer to herI'll call her "Betty".
You can just say "I'll call her" instead of "I use X to refer to her"
I was the top student in my class.
And because of that, the homeroom teacher wanted me to help students who have difficulty in studyclass.
We wouldn't really say "in study" but we would say "in class"
I was okay with that.
Anyway, I like answering people's questions.
"Anyway" is typically used if you're directing back to a different topic. Your point here ("I like answering people's questions") is the same topic as what you were saying previously ("I was okay with that").
In a class, students are usually divided into different study groups.
And Betty happened to be one of my group members.
We typically don't start written sentences with the word "and". If you want to use "and" here, you can combine it with the previous sentence ("In class, students are usually divided into different study groups, and Betty happened to be one of my group members.")
Betty showed her curiosity in studyclass and asked me questions humbly, t. Thus, I always helped answering and teachinganswered her questions and taught her my specific technique without reservation.
I thought we were friends, but then one day I realized that we were not.
In fact, I don't really care if people tryingwant to be my friends or not.
Your sentence is a bit wordier and doesn't grammatically make sense.
Even if they just want to be nothing more than a classmate to me, I'm still willing to help them.
ButHowever, Betty's situation was different.
Similar to "and", we don't typically start sentences with "but". Here, you can use "however". Means the same as "but" but is a bit more appropriate for a written essay like this.
It's really hard to explain when your gut is telling you something is wrong.
Minor mistake here, but you would say "gut is" instead of "guts".
I felt I was deceived and being used.
She' was not sincere.
"Is" is a present tense verb. You've been using past tense throughout this whole essay, so you'd use it here too. "Was" is more appropriate.
She pretended to be my friends so that I would keep helping her.
"Friend" is a singular noun here.
All of her enthusiasm and compliments were fake.
Maybe that can explains why our conversations were only confined to studies, and why she never asked me out not even justo havinge lunch togetwith her.
The latter part of this sentence is a bit wordy. It's more natural to say, "she never asked me to have lunch with her"
She treated me like a stranger outside the classroom.
It is hard to keep giving when someone only takes, and more difficult when their motives aren't pure.
So I stopped helping her the moment I realized all that.
Just made this past tense
I put on my cold face, took back all my kindness, and refused to answer any of her questions.
Then she stopped asking.
One day during lunch, I was talking with some classmates who I'm was close to during lunch,. I was asking them about hanging out to visit the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Guangzhou as well as for academical purposes.
"Academical" isn't a word, the word you're looking for here is "academic".
I finished my lunch so I left first.
When I was leaving, I saw Betty joined their table.
Later, one of those girls told me that after I left, Betty said something like how difficult I am and they will have less fun if they take me with them, and that she wanted to kick me out and join their visit.
I thanked her reminder and smiled resignedly.
I didn't even feel angry, not at all, because I already saw who she really was.
It's only anothermore proof that she's the kind of person who would talk bad behind someone's back, and gang up to bully or isolate someone only because someone doesn't help her.
You don't have to say "bad" here because it's already implied that it's bad when using the phrase "talk behind someone's back" - that's never really a good thing in English!
Later, in the final exam of a semester, she ranked the first in class.
We don't really say "the first" or "the second". It's just "first" or "second".
I ranked the second.
Same as above.
She beat me for the first time, but little did she know, it was also her last time.
The homeroom teacher used all the beautiful words to praise that how hard-working she was, while i. In the meantime, the teacher as throwing shade at me thatbecause of how selfish and ungenerous I was, and that my chickens had come home to roost.
This is all a bit wordy so I broke it up into different sentences. It's hard to tell who the subject of the second part of your sentence is. Who is throwing the shade? I fixed it to "the teacher" but perhaps you meant Betty? "Selfish" implies "ungenerous" and I don't think "ungenerous" is actually a word - or at least not one that gets used often in English. You could say the part about chickens coming home to roost, but it's a bit unnatural to use that phrase here. It's a cliche.
Yeah, kKicking someone when they're down is humanityorrible.
Not sure what you were trying to say here.
I could imagine how she went to tell the teacher that I refused to help in an injured hurt tones.
"Injured" would typically refer more to a physical injury rather than an emotional one. You'd use "hurt" here instead.
The homeroom teacher never asked me why I didn't help her and she wouldn't notice that I helped anyone but her.
In fact, who wouldI think people don't care whaabout the truth is, peopleand just believe what they want to believe.
Putting everything else aside, it was never my duty to help.
Just as an old saying goes, ''帮你是情分，不帮是本分'', which means helping you is a favor and refusing is my right.
Yet bBoth of them took my kindness as granted.
We wouldn't really start a sentence with "yet" either.
In other words, it is ''斗米恩，升米仇'', which means a bowl of rice brings gratitude, a sack of rice brings resentment.
If you give someone a little help, he will be grateful; if you keep giving him a lot, he will hate you once you stop.
Or mMaybe it's called recipient's malice.
We wouldn't really start formal sentences with "or". "Or" "and" "but" and "yet" are typically used to combine two separate thoughts when they're separated by a comma. "I like fruit, but I don't like apples." "We could go to the zoo, or we can get ice cream." Does that make sense?
Anyway, I don't really caremind their malice, like a lion won't caremind a mosquitoes' bite, though. However, I have to admit, it's a little annoying.
"Mind" is a better word for what you're communicating here.
Truth is, I don't even really care about the throne of first place.
Why would an ever-victorious general weep for losing one fight?
She's no match for me, and I never regarded her as my opponent.
Yet sStill, I enjoy that someone who's jealous of me or hates me has to live beneath my shine.
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You did a great job with this! You clearly know a lot of English vocabulary and many grammar rules. This was also a very interesting story! Sorry that Betty didn't appreciate your help :(
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Yeah, kicking someone when they’re down is humanity. |
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The homeroom teacher never asked me why I didn’t help her and she wouldn’t notice that I helped anyone but her. |
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In fact, who would care what the truth is, people just believe what they want to believe. In fact, |
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Putting everything else aside, it was never my duty to help. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Just as an old saying goes, “帮你是情分，不帮是本分”, which means helping you is a favor and refusing is my right. |
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Yet both of them took my kindness as granted.
We wouldn't really start a sentence with "yet" either. |
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In other words, it is “斗米恩，升米仇”, which means a bowl of rice brings gratitude, a sack of rice brings resentment. |
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If you give someone a little help, he will be grateful; if you keep giving him a lot, he will hate you once you stop. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Or maybe it’s called recipient’s malice. |
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Anyway, I don’t really care their malice like a lion won’t care mosquitoes’ bite, though, I have to admit, it’s a little annoying. |
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Truth is, I don’t even really care about the throne of first place. |
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Why would an ever-victorious general weep for losing one fight? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I was okay with that. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Anyway, I like answering people’s questions. |
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In fact, I don’t really care people trying to be my friends or not. |
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Even if they just want to be nothing more than a classmate to me, I’m still willing to help them. |
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But Betty’s situation was different. |
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It’s really hard to explain when your guts telling you something is wrong. |
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She’s not sincere. |
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It is hard to keep giving when someone only takes, and more difficult when their motives aren’t pure. |
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One day, I was talking with some classmates who I’m close to during lunch, about hanging out to visit the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Guangzhou as well as for academical purposes. |
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I didn’t even feel angry, not at all, because I already saw who she really was. |
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It’s only another proof that she’s the kind of person who would talk bad behind someone’s back, gang up to bully or isolate someone only because someone doesn’t help her. |
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And because of that, the homeroom teacher wanted me to help students who has difficulty in study. |
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I forgot her name, so here I use “Betty” to refer to her. |
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She's no match for me, and I never regarded her as my opponent. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Yet still I enjoy that someone who's jealous of me or hates me has to live beneath my shine.
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Anyway, I don't really care their malice like a lion won't care mosquitoes'bite, though, I have to admit, it's a little annoying. |
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I could imagine how she went to tell the teacher that I refuse to help in an injured tones. I could imagine how she went to tell the teacher that I refused to help in a "Injured" would typically refer more to a physical injury rather than an emotional one. You'd use "hurt" here instead. |
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The homeroom teacher never asked me why I didn't help her and she wouldn't notice that I helped anyone but her. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Just as an old saying goes, ''帮你是情分，不帮是本分'', which means helping you is a favor and refusing is my right. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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In other words, it is ''斗米恩，升米仇'', which means a bowl of rice brings gratitude, a sack of rice brings resentment. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Or maybe it's called recipient's malice.
We wouldn't really start formal sentences with "or". "Or" "and" "but" and "yet" are typically used to combine two separate thoughts when they're separated by a comma. "I like fruit, but I don't like apples." "We could go to the zoo, or we can get ice cream." Does that make sense? |
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Anyway, I don't really care their malice, like a lion won't care mosquitoes' bite, though, I have to admit, it's a little annoying. Anyway, I don't really "Mind" is a better word for what you're communicating here. |
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Truth is, I don't even really care about the throne of first place. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Back then, when I was in junior high school, there was a girl.
"Back then" is a bit repetitive if you're also going to mention that you were in junior high. You can just say, "When I was in junior high". "There was a girl" is a bit unnatural here, so I changed it to "I knew a girl". |
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I forgot her name, so here I use ''Betty'' to refer to her. I forgot her name, so You can just say "I'll call her" instead of "I use X to refer to her" |
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I was the top student in my class. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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And because of that, the homeroom teacher wanted me to help students who have difficulty in study. And because of that, the homeroom teacher wanted me to help students who have difficulty in We wouldn't really say "in study" but we would say "in class" |
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Anyway, I like answering people's questions.
"Anyway" is typically used if you're directing back to a different topic. Your point here ("I like answering people's questions") is the same topic as what you were saying previously ("I was okay with that"). |
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In a class, students are usually divided into different study groups. In |
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And Betty happened to be one of my group members.
We typically don't start written sentences with the word "and". If you want to use "and" here, you can combine it with the previous sentence ("In class, students are usually divided into different study groups, and Betty happened to be one of my group members.") |
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Betty showed her curiosity in study and asked me questions humbly, thus I always helped answering and teaching her my specific technique without reservation. Betty showed her curiosity in |
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I thought we were friends, but then one day I realized that we were not. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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In fact, I don't really care people trying to be my friends or not. In fact, I don't really care if people Your sentence is a bit wordier and doesn't grammatically make sense. |
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Even if they just want to be nothing more than a classmate to me, I'm still willing to help them. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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斗米恩，升米仇 - Recipient's Malice |
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But Betty's situation was different.
Similar to "and", we don't typically start sentences with "but". Here, you can use "however". Means the same as "but" but is a bit more appropriate for a written essay like this. |
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It's really hard to explain when your guts telling you something is wrong. It's really hard to explain when your gut is telling you something is wrong. Minor mistake here, but you would say "gut is" instead of "guts". |
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I felt I was deceived and being used. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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She's not sincere. She "Is" is a present tense verb. You've been using past tense throughout this whole essay, so you'd use it here too. "Was" is more appropriate. |
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She pretended to be my friends so that I would keep helping her. She pretended to be my friend "Friend" is a singular noun here. |
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All her enthusiasm and compliments were fake. All of her enthusiasm and compliments were fake. |
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Maybe that can explain why our conversations were only confined to studies, and why she never asked me out not even just having lunch together. Maybe that The latter part of this sentence is a bit wordy. It's more natural to say, "she never asked me to have lunch with her" |
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She treated me like a stranger outside the classroom. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It is hard to keep giving when someone only takes, and more difficult when their motives aren't pure. It is hard to keep giving when someone only takes |
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So I stopped helping her the moment I realize all that. So I stopped helping her the moment I realized all that. Just made this past tense |
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I put on my cold face, took back all my kindness, and refused to answer any of her questions. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Then she stopped asking. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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One day, I was talking with some classmates who I'm close to during lunch, about hanging out to visit the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Guangzhou as well as for academical purposes. One day during lunch, I was talking with some classmates who I "Academical" isn't a word, the word you're looking for here is "academic". |
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I finished my lunch so I left first. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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When I was leaving, I saw Betty joined their table. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Later, one of those girls told me that after I left, Betty said something like how difficult I am and they will have less fun if they take me with them, and that she wanted to kick me out and join their visit. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I thanked her reminder and smiled resignedly. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I didn't even feel angry, not at all, because I already saw who she really was. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Later, in the final exam of a semester, she ranked the first in class. Later, in the final exam of a semester, she ranked We don't really say "the first" or "the second". It's just "first" or "second". |
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It's only another proof that she's the kind of person who would talk bad behind someone's back, gang up to bully or isolate someone only because someone doesn't help her. It's only You don't have to say "bad" here because it's already implied that it's bad when using the phrase "talk behind someone's back" - that's never really a good thing in English! |
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I ranked the second. I ranked Same as above. |
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She beat me for the first time, but little did she know, it was also her last time. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The homeroom teacher used all the beautiful words to praise that how hard-working she was, while in the meantime, throwing shade at me that how selfish and ungenerous I was, and that my chickens come home to roost. The homeroom teacher used This is all a bit wordy so I broke it up into different sentences. It's hard to tell who the subject of the second part of your sentence is. Who is throwing the shade? I fixed it to "the teacher" but perhaps you meant Betty? "Selfish" implies "ungenerous" and I don't think "ungenerous" is actually a word - or at least not one that gets used often in English. You could say the part about chickens coming home to roost, but it's a bit unnatural to use that phrase here. It's a cliche. |
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Yeah, kicking someone when they're down is humanity.
Not sure what you were trying to say here. |
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She’s no match for me, and I never regarded her as my opponent. |
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Yet still I enjoy that someone who’s jealous of me or hates me has to live beneath my shine. |
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