所以 我就有话直说了
“so I'll be blunt.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
林主任一看就是爽快之人
“Director Lin, you seem to be a straightforward person,”
所以 我就 有话直说 了
“so I'll be blunt.”
好
“Okay.”
“Since you called me straightforward, I won't waste time being polite—here is the real issue.”
Chinese business and administrative culture normally relies heavily on indirectness and face-saving. By explicitly labeling oneself as 'speaking bluntly' after being flattered as 'frank', the speaker manages face risks while demanding immediate clarity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
speak one's mind plainly; speak bluntly
A common conversational transitional formula used when pivoting from preliminary small talk to serious, direct business.
Indicates a decisive transition into a new communicative mode of speaking plainly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll be frank.”
“I'll get straight to the point with my questions.”
“I'll just be blunt, so just listen.”
“Just say it. Alright, I'll be direct.”