这个球 反正我是踢出去了
“I've kicked the ball over to their side.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
如果说出来 那不管对方承认还是不承认
“If I say it out, whether the other person admits it or not,”
这个 球 反正 我是 踢出去 了
“I've kicked the ball over to their side.”
听出来了
“I see.”
“The ball is in their court now; whatever happens, it's not my problem anymore.”
Originating as bureaucratic satire for dodging duty, this metaphor is widely used in Chinese conversational contexts to describe cleverly tossing pressure or decisions onto counterparties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to kick the ball out; to pass the buck / put the ball in someone else's court
A very popular metaphor in spoken Chinese for deflecting an issue or transferring a decision to another party.
anyway; in any case
Used to emphasize a settled fact or personal stance regardless of what others might think or do.
Indicates the completion of an action and the resulting new state of affairs.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're leaving this question to me.”
“Now I've got nothing to do.”
“And football isn't likely to lead anywhere anyway. Better to just stop.”
“You have to admit I played really well. Coach gave me that... Come on.”
“we're all great football players now.”
“I can't believe she kicked the ball back into our court.”