我们应该要有心理准备
“we should be mentally prepared.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
作为律师
“As lawyers,”
我们 应该 要 有心理准备
“we should be mentally prepared.”
如果你是我
“If you were me,”
“Brace yourself, because things are very likely to turn out badly.”
In Chinese professional communication, experts often use 'having psychological preparation' as a polite euphemism to prepare clients for impending failure without causing sudden panic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
mental preparation / readiness for the worst
Commonly paired with 有 (to have) or 做 (to make) when warning someone to prepare emotionally for bad news.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We should all be mentally prepared.”
“But you need to mentally prepare yourselves.”
“prepare yourself mentally.”