话又圆回来了
“You've smoothed things over.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好 好
“Good, good.”
话又 圆回来 了
“You've smoothed things over.”
“I can't find anything to criticize about you, huh?”
“You certainly know how to talk your way out of a corner.”
Being able to round off sharp corners in conversation without causing embarrassment is highly appreciated in Chinese interpersonal dynamics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to smooth over; to successfully patch up or justify a slip of the tongue
Used metaphorically when someone turns an awkward or contradictory statement into something coherent and acceptable.
Marks a newly realized situation or completed verbal adjustment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Then again,”
“But then again, since he knew all along that Wang Nian'en was a remnant of the Chunyuan Sect,”
“And anyway, even if His Highness dared to hurt you,”