我们都还是再冷静冷静
“We both need some space to think about us.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我
“I...”
我们 都 还是 再 冷静冷静
“We both need some space to think about us.”
分开一段时间吧
“Let's take some time apart.”
“We are hurting each other right now; we need space before we break up completely.”
In Chinese relationship discourse, proposing to 'calm down' is often a face-saving, non-confrontational prelude to breaking up or taking a break.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
had better ... again / still preferably
Used to introduce a pragmatic, softer recommendation after weighing difficult alternatives.
calm down a bit / cool off
Verb reduplication softens the command, making the request to calm down sound less confrontational.