别激动先缓一缓
“Don't get excited. Just calm down.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这是警察
“This is the police.”
别激动 先 缓一缓
“Don't get excited. Just calm down.”
我舅是自杀的
“My uncle committed suicide.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese communicative norms, people often advise others to suppress extreme emotional spikes ('缓一缓') so logical dialogue can resume.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
calm down / don't get worked up
A common phrase used to soothe someone showing sudden emotional distress or agitation.
take a breather / pause to recover
Used to suggest pausing an activity or conversation to let emotions or physical exhaustion subside.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“don't get so worked up.”
“Calm down first.”
“don't rush.”
“Don't be angry. If this continues, we're going to the hospital.”