你怎么不安排 豹子峡呢 四千七
“Why don't you arrange it at Baozi Canyon? That's 4,700 meters.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这里海拔四千二百米
“The altitude there is 4,200 meters.”
你怎么不 安排 豹子峡呢 四千七
“Why don't you arrange it at Baozi Canyon? That's 4,700 meters.”
那也行
“That works, too.”
“Since you love extreme elevations so much, why not take us somewhere completely absurd?”
In Chinese spoken banter, people often push an unreasonable premise to an even more absurd extreme rather than offering a direct refusal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why not / why don't you
Frequently used rhetorically to express mock disbelief or sarcastic criticism.
to arrange / to schedule
Widely used in everyday spoken Chinese to describe organizing an itinerary or assignment.
Highlights the counter-suggestion and accentuates the sarcastic rhetorical tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What about Marquis Changxing? You don't need to worry about that.”
“within 15 minutes, you can forget about staying in Balai.”
“come to Sanjiangkou”
“Aren't you going back to Jizhou?”
“Arriving at Sanzao Island tomorrow.”
“I've had men guarding near Penglai Pool. It can't be.”