有总比没有强
“It's better than nothing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
人老了腰就是不好
“People tend to have lower back issues when they're old.”
有总比没有强
“It's better than nothing.”
那我眯会儿啊 你好好看着 有人出来叫我
“I'll take a nap. Watch carefully. Wake me up if anyone comes out.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reflects the common pragmatic mindset of accepting realistic compromises and finding solace in imperfect solutions rather than complaining.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is anyway better than...
A highly practical colloquial pattern used to express that a suboptimal option is still preferable to the worst alternative.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Having business is better than having none.”
“Better than never.”
“Frankly, it's better than nothing.”
“Better than having nothing to perform. Right?”
“But it's better than having no idea at all.”
“it's nice to have some noise.”
“It's better than not. Yes.”