你要做好心理准备啊
“you need to be mentally prepared.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
既然你要跟她好
“if you're going to be with her,”
你要 做好心理准备 啊
“you need to be mentally prepared.”
做好了啊
“I am prepared.”
“Dating her is not going to be easy, so don't come crying to me later.”
Close friends in Chinese culture often act as candid sounding boards, offering blunt pragmatic warnings about relationship choices.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to brace oneself; to be mentally prepared
A very common colloquial and semi-formal expression used before breaking bad news or undertaking a daunting task.
Softens the imperative warning and conveys genuine, caring concern.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you should be prepared.”
“You should brace yourself for that.”
“Be mentally prepared.”
“You need to mentally prepare yourself.”
“But you need to prepare yourself.”
“You need to be mentally prepared. Prepared for what?”
“You should be ready.”
“I advise you to be mentally prepared.”
“But you need to mentally prepare yourselves.”
“prepare yourself mentally.”