我一猜你就不会答应 这第一条路算我白说
“I guessed you wouldn't agree. So the first option is out.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
去他那里任职
“to work for him.”
我一猜你 就不会 答应 这第一条路算我 白说
“I guessed you wouldn't agree. So the first option is out.”
这第二条路
“The second option,”
“I knew you would say no to that, so let's move straight to what really matters.”
Proposing a predictably unacceptable offer first makes the subsequent alternative appear more reasonable and palatable to the listener.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
guess right away that...
Expresses that an outcome was entirely predictable based on prior understanding of the person.
consider it unsaid / forget I even mentioned it
A common spoken phrase used to retract a rejected suggestion gracefully without lingering on defeat.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I wouldn't have promised to be with you.”
“I've made you a promise. Why would I lie to you?”
“I won't let you invest.”
“Does that mean you agree? I never said that.”
“I'll take that as a yes.”
“No response? I'll take that as a yes.”