一举两得之策吧
“killing two birds with one stone.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
缓兵
“and stall for time,”
一举两得 之策 吧
“killing two birds with one stone.”
放心
“Don't worry.”
“Trust me on this; this plan solves our immediate crisis while setting up our next move.”
Chinese tactical culture places great value on multifaceted schemes that handle crises while gaining secondary advantages.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to kill two birds with one stone; achieve two goals with one action
A very widely used four-character idiom (chengyu) suitable for both spoken conversations and formal writing.
a plan/strategy of...
A semi-literary suffix meaning 'strategy' or 'policy', frequently attached to idioms.
Softens the assertion into a tentative observation or suggestion, seeking implicit consensus.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That's killing two birds with one stone.”
“This is truly killing two birds with one stone.”
“this plan kills two birds—”
“Two birds with one stone.”
“It's two birds with one stone. Mr. Pei.”
“This is a brilliant plan that kills multiple birds with one stone.”
“we can kill two birds with one stone.”
“My approach actually kills two birds with one stone.”