九伯抢你东西是不对
“Jiu was wrong to take it,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
涎液还在你手里吧
“you still have the saliva, right?”
九伯 抢你东西是不对
“Jiu was wrong to take it,”
“but this saliva is vital to our master.”
“I admit he shouldn't have stolen it, but we are still not giving it back because we need it more.”
Chinese interpersonal rhetoric often employs conceding wrongdoing upfront to soften the opponent's moral high ground before asserting self-interest.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
snatch/rob your belongings
A direct colloquial phrase describing forceful taking of personal possessions.
is indeed wrong / was improper
Used to make a tactical concession before introducing an excuse or justification with 'but' (但).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Xu, don't snatch other people's stuff!”
“Wasn't it your man who stole it?”
“You took the money you robbed”
“We can't take the things that others throw away.”
“Well, I didn't snatch it. Why interfere in kids' matters?”
“No one is allowed to take it.”