咱们可以打开天窗说亮话
“we can put our cards on the table.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
比如说 钱方面的问题
“like financial issues,”
咱们 可以 打开天窗说亮话
“we can put our cards on the table.”
不不不 于老板
“No, no, no, Mr. Yu.”
“Let's stop beating around the bush and talk straight about the money.”
While indirectness is prized socially, high-stakes negotiations often reach a deliberate turning point marked by this phrase to initiate raw bargaining.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lay cards on the table; speak plainly and openly
A very common idiom used when transitioning from polite hedging to frank, unvarnished business negotiations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let's be open and honest,”
“Let's be frank.”
“he opens a window.”
“Since you're being direct, I won't beat around the bush either. We want the slot”