咱们就开诚布公吧
“let's be honest with each other.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
钱总
“Ms. Qian,”
咱们就 开诚布公 吧
“let's be honest with each other.”
说实话啊 要不是我这个儿子太任性
“To tell you the truth, if my son weren't so stubborn,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using an explicit idiom like 'open and sincere' signals a deliberate shift away from polite indirectness toward high-stakes pragmatic truth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
open, sincere, and forthright
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) commonly used in negotiations to signal directness.
Marks a gentle proposal or suggestion to foster mutual agreement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“let's be honest with each other.”
“Perhaps we should talk frankly.”
“Let's put everything on the table.”
“and have an honest conversation.”
“Everyone is encouraged”
“Let's make things clear.”
“we just happened to show up,”
“Then let's get this straight today.”
“Then let's just talk about business.”
“Let's begin, then. Let's begin.”
“you'd better tell us the truth.”