能不打官司 就不打官司
“If we can avoid a lawsuit, we should.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一家人哪
“We're family.”
能不 打官司 就不 打官司
“If we can avoid a lawsuit, we should.”
让外人知道了
“Best to keep”
“Taking family to court will bring shame on all of us; let's resolve this among ourselves.”
Traditional Chinese culture strongly discourages litigating against relatives, valuing family harmony and avoiding airing dirty laundry in public.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to file a lawsuit / to go to court
A common spoken phrase used to refer to legal litigation or suing someone.
if possible to avoid..., then avoid...
A useful conditional structure to express strong preference for avoiding an undesirable action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Since they couldn't reach an agreement, they'll go to court.”
“Winning a case isn't about boasting, okay?”
“doesn't want to take this to court.”
“Is this going to be a tough case?”
“Why don't I just forget about the lawsuit? There's no way I can win anyway.”
“We're not afraid of a fight in court.”