你不能这么干呀
“you can't do this.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
铁哥
“Tie,”
你 不能这么干 呀
“you can't do this.”
那我怎么干呀
“Then how should I do it?”
“What you are planning is completely wrong and dangerous, please rethink it.”
Among associates, directly telling someone 'you cannot do this' serves as a crucial social brake against rash actions that could lead to trouble.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
can't do it like this / shouldn't act this way
A highly colloquial, direct way to advise against a specific behavior or method.
Softens the direct prohibition slightly while conveying urgency and an earnest emotional plea.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Still, we can't do that.”
“You can't do this! No!”
“...don't be like this.”
“You can't do this. This isn't an honest way to make a living.”
“We can't do it this way, right?”
“You can't do this to me.”
“but you can't say that about Mr. Wang.”
“You can't just use that to pin this on me!”
“You... you can't be so ruthless.”
“This will not do. Exactly. This really will not do.”
“You're going too far!”
“Don't do this.”