你根本不是对手 是吧 你们要是肯商量
“You're no match for him. If you're willing to negotiate,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
街坊邻居有事好商量嘛 你别掺和 这是个明白人
“If there's an issue, talk it out. Stay out of it. He's got a clear head.”
你 根本不是 对手 是吧 你们 要是 肯 商量
“You're no match for him. If you're willing to negotiate,”
那也不是不行啊 你说这话算数不 你开个条件吧
“surely, we can work something out. Do you mean that? Then name your terms.”
“You cannot beat them, so be smart and let us negotiate terms instead of fighting a losing battle.”
Chinese neighborhood conflicts often feature third-party mediators who appeal to pragmatic self-interest to steer parties toward consensus.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no match for someone
Use this spoken phrase to realistically assess someone's inability to compete against another.
willing to talk things over or negotiate
Use this collocation when urging opposing parties to compromise.
Softens the rhetorical assertion into a tag question seeking confirmation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I knew I was no match for him.”
“I might not even be your match.”
“You are no match for him.”
“But she also said, I'm not their match,”
“You are no match for those people. Are we just going to let them”
“without being able to fight back?”