你可千万不能上当啊
“Don't fall for their trap.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“They must be working together to fool you.”
你可 千万不能上当 啊
“Don't fall for their trap.”
“But my dad... OK, OK, sweetie, stop there.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In close relationships in China, family members or partners feel a strong obligation to intervene aggressively when they suspect the other is being taken advantage of.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
must absolutely not / under no circumstances should you
Combines '可' and '千万' to add intense urgency and emphasis to a negative imperative.
to be fooled / to fall for a trick
A very common verb-object collocation meaning to be cheated or fall for a scam.
Softens the imperative while intensifying the emotional urgency of the warning.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You mustn't be deceived by her.”
“to be careful and not fall for their ruse.”
“she absolutely wouldn't dare!”
“♪ Will not be like sand slipping into the sea ♪ you would never have admitted you were wrong.”
“You don't have a chance with any of them. So don't even dream about it.”
“you can't go back on your words.”
“We can't fall for it!”