高副使也应当配合才是
“so should you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
高副使 也应当配合才是
“so should you.”
“You killed Second Prince of Nanzhao,”
“Comply with the rules and stop resisting my authority.”
In Chinese administrative and elite discourse, invoking what 'ought to be' (才是) pressures the listener into compliance through moral and official decorum.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ought to cooperate / should comply
A formal injunction framing compliance not as an option, but as an institutional obligation.
would be the proper thing to do / as it ought to be
Placed at the end of a clause to assert correctness, propriety, or social expectations firmly yet politely.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“do you have anything else to say, Vice Envoy Gao?”
“If Vice Envoy Gao has something to say, speak plainly.”
“Vice Envoy Gao has truly gone to great trouble.”
“I suppose you were always relentless in your efforts.”
“Vice Envoy Gao, you're resourceful indeed.”
“Vice Envoy Gao, that argument does not hold.”