我这样说 可能会不太礼貌
“What I'm going to say may sound rough to you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Nobody knows where that money has gone.”
我 这样 说 可能会 不太礼貌
“What I'm going to say may sound rough to you.”
我看了最新的财经报道
“I watched the latest financial news.”
“Brace yourself, because what I am about to say is blunt and probably uncomfortable to hear.”
Acknowledging a breach of etiquette before committing it preserves interpersonal harmony and signals respect despite the harsh content to follow.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
putting it this way; saying it like this
A common meta-discourse phrase used to reflect on one's own choice of words.
not very polite; somewhat inappropriate
A classic understatement used to soften direct criticisms or intrusive inquiries.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I know this might be a bit abrupt,”
“That might sound a bit rude,”
“That might sound a bit rude, but you get what I mean.”
“doing this isn't right.”
“are so impolite.”