sweetheart deal

The following story is about a sweetheart deal which I made last week. I made the deal with a friend, and we both made a profit.

下面这个故事讲的是我上周签订的一个互惠互利的交易。我和我的朋友签订了这个协议，双方都从中受益。

It's no big deal. you're such a sweetheart.

这没什么大不了的，你真是个甜心。

Members of the council had arranged a sweetheart deal with CTS.

地方议会议员和CTS公司私下签订了一份合同。

But now it is investigating the city's former chief executive, Donald Tsang, for allegedly traveling on yachts and private jets owned by top business executives and for what appears to have been a sweetheart deal with a local mogul for a penthouse apartment.

不过，该机构目前正在调查香港前特首曾荫权（Donald Tsang）。调查的起因是有人指称他曾乘坐企业高管的游艇和私人飞机，以及他似乎就一套顶层大宅与当地一位大亨达成了一笔对自己有利的交易。

The pressure was huge but I can say honestly: I have never received a sweetheart deal.

由此带来的压力是巨大的，但我可以问心无愧地说：我从未接受过任何有悖于道德法律的私下交易。

EXAMPLE: The company's boss secretly made a sweetheart deal with a product supplier to whom he owed favors, although that supplier's products were inferior to those of many others.

公司老板和一家他欠有人情的产品供应商私下签订了协议，尽管这家供应商的产品质量比其他供应商差。