既然话都说到这份上了
“Since we're on the subject,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I really don't want you to suffer like that.”
既然 话 都说 到这份 上了
“Since we're on the subject,”
我就告诉你 白菊
“let me tell you, Bai Ju,”
“You forced my hand, so now you're going to hear the blunt truth whether you like it or not.”
In Chinese communication, overt conflict and blunt truths are typically avoided to maintain face, but once this threshold phrase is spoken, conversational filters and decorum are officially discarded.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since; given that
Commonly introduces an established premise or unavoidable situation before stating a subsequent action or decision.
to put it this bluntly; things having reached this stage
A set spoken idiom used when a conversation has become so direct or critical that nothing can be held back anymore.
Indicates a newly reached threshold or change of state in the discussion.
