这个嘛 既已落本 多说无益
“Well... It's already been submitted. No point saying more.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Finally out. How did it go? How did you all do?”
这个 嘛 既已落本 多说无益
“Well... It's already been submitted. No point saying more.”
那这回 题目都是什么呀 是《时务策》中
“So what were the questions this time? They were drawn from the Current Affairs Essay,”
“I messed up and failed, so please stop asking me about it.”
Failing an exam brings loss of face; invoking philosophical resignation ('talking more is pointless') allows candidates to maintain dignity and avoid pity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
well...; as for this...
A spoken hesitation filler used when buying time or preparing to deliver awkward news.
it is pointless to say more
A classic set phrase used to shut down further discussion on an unchangeable or painful topic.
Softens the hesitation and signals a pause to think before speaking.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Pocketed it? Bah.”
“But look at what happened to him!”
“he'd end up like this?”
“Relax. If you leave anything, I'll save it for you. Okay.”
“kick him while he's down too? How am I kicking him while he's down?”
“will end up in ruin.”