你这个想法固然好
“your idea is good,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
关键是江教授
“Professor Jiang,”
你 这个 想法 固然好
“your idea is good,”
“but the problem is how to implement it.”
“It sounds great on paper, but it will never work in reality.”
Chinese speakers often soften potential conflict or disagreement by validating the interlocutor's intentions or ideas before pointing out obstacles.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
admittedly good / fine in theory
Commonly used in spoken and formal Chinese to concede a point before introducing a contrasting negative reality using words like 'but' or 'however'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“your ideas are bold, but they're very creative.”
“Your idea is very good.”
“I know your intention was good.”