应该属于合理 但不严苛的要求吧
“That should be reasonable but not too demanding, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It should take about 2 hours and 9 minutes.”
应该 属于合理 但不严苛的 要求 吧
“That should be reasonable but not too demanding, right?”
你怎么不干脆精确到秒 这挑战也太大了吧
“Why not go all the way and time it to the second? That's way too challenging.”
“Don't complain; this is totally fair and you should be able to do it.”
In Chinese interpersonal negotiations, framing one's standard as 'reasonable' (合理) puts psychological pressure on the other party to comply, making resistance appear petty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to belong to; to fall under the category of
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to classify a behavior, demand, or situation into a certain tier.
reasonable; fair
Use when justifying that an expectation, price, or decision makes sense and is justified.
Softens the assertion into a rhetorical confirmation, inviting implicit agreement while asserting dominance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Reasonable, not strict ones.”
“is only fair and proper, is it not?”
“We never thought they were unreasonable.”
“are pretty reasonable.”
“Though these laws are restrictive, they do have some merit.”