我们就看着不管吗 那开发的事情 还干不干
“and do nothing? Then what about development? Are we doing it or not?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再被这么杀下去 就要绝迹了 难道这个事情
“keep getting killed like this, they’ll go extinct. Are we just supposed to stand by”
我们就 看着不管 吗 那开发 的事情 还 干不干
“and do nothing? Then what about development? Are we doing it or not?”
干 好 你要在 保护的基础上干
“Yes. Alright. You need to do it on the basis of protection.”
“We can't just sit idly by; tell me straight whether we are proceeding or giving up.”
In Chinese collective endeavors, asking whether to 'stand by and watch' appeals to a sense of shared responsibility to prevent neglect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to stand by and do nothing
Used to criticize inaction or apathy when an issue clearly requires intervention.
are we still doing this or not
A blunt, spoken inquiry used to demand a definitive yes-or-no decision regarding an ongoing task.
Forms a rhetorical question that conveys strong disbelief and disapproval of inaction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let's not talk about work while we eat.”
“No matter what, we are colleagues.”
“If everyone could come to visit here, we couldn't get any work done.”
“We can't abandon him! Exactly! What would it mean if we didn't go?”
“You've lost your job now. And we're doing this kind of business.”
“You think I could just stand by and do nothing?”