但是 应该也是可以 考得上华清的
“but... I should be able to get into Huaqing as well.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I can't compare myself with the provincial top scorer,”
但是 应该也是 可以 考得上 华清的
“but... I should be able to get into Huaqing as well.”
可以跟你成为校友了
“I can be your schoolmate now.”
“Do not worry, I will still make it into your school so we can be together.”
Huaqing is a common fictionalized stand-in for Tsinghua University, one of China's top institutions. Chinese students often downplay their high academic potential through modest phrasing even when their scores are extraordinarily high.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
able to pass the entrance exam and gain admission
A potential complement structure used to express confidence in meeting the threshold for a school or program.
should also be able to
A multi-layered hedge combining epistemic modal verbs to soften a confident claim and sound humble.
Affirms certainty and reassures the listener about the likelihood of the outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You got into Huaqing on your own ability.”
“would have been fine. Now, even if I pass the exam, do I still have to go in there”
“they all achieve good results.”
“He's a top student from Huaqing, but he started out by doing odd jobs at a law firm.”
“Although you didn't pass this year, you'll definitely get in next year. I had a good time.”
“What a coincidence. I also graduated from Huaqing Architecture.”