这个草场呢 也不是我一个人的
“This pasture doesn't belong to just me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这个嘛
“Well...”
这个 草场呢 也不是我一个人的
“This pasture doesn't belong to just me.”
问问我的这几个兄弟们
“Ask my brothers here.”
“I can't just give you what you want because others have a say too.”
Chinese negotiators often cite collective ownership or partner consent to politely refuse an offer without directly saying no.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as for this pasture
A topicalizing construction setting up the subject before delivering a qualification.
does not belong to me alone / not solely my own
A useful diplomatic hedge to shift sole responsibility onto a collective group.
Pauses on the topic to signal contemplation and soften an upcoming refusal or complication.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's not your pasture, so you have no say in this.”
“I just want my pasture. Without the pasture, where will we live?”
“What pasture? My pasture.”
“The ownership of this pasture is problematic, isn't it?”
“If we really sell the pasture,”
“As for the pasture, you don't need to thank me.”