能怎么办呀 他都没办法
“Nothing. Even he can't do anything about it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那怎么办
“What to do now?”
能怎么办 呀 他都 没办法
“Nothing. Even he can't do anything about it.”
“Did you lie to Zhao Huaguang to come back too? No.”
“Stop asking me for a solution; if even he cannot fix this, I certainly cannot.”
Pointing out that a more authoritative or capable individual is powerless serves as a culturally acceptable justification for giving up or doing nothing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what can be done; what choice is there
Used rhetorically when facing a dead end, indicating fatalistic resignation.
to have no way; at one's wit's end
Essential everyday chunk to state that there are no available options or solutions.
Softens the rhetorical question while conveying exasperation and helplessness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I didn't have a choice.”
“I have no choice. Neither do you?”
“But there's nothing we can do about it.”
“I had no choice.”
“What else can we do? What should we do now?”