对吧 既然你认为 你说的是对的 你就要坚持
“But how could you not believe in yourself? If you believe what you think is right, you must insist”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可是你怎么能 不相信你自己呢
“But how could you not believe in yourself?”
对吧 既然 你认为 你说的是 对的 你 就要 坚持
“But how could you not believe in yourself? If you believe what you think is right, you must insist”
“that you are right, while the rest of us are wrong.”
“Go ahead, keep pretending you're the only one who is right and see how that turns out.”
In Chinese interpersonal disputes, directly telling someone they are wrong can be softened or made scathingly sarcastic by aggressively telling them to 'keep persisting' in their error.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
right?; isn't that so?
Often used rhetorically at the start or end of a statement to corner the listener into agreeing or acknowledging a point.
since... then...
A standard correlative structure used to draw a firm logical conclusion or demand an action based on an established premise.
Functions as a rhetorical tag seeking forced confirmation or asserting presumptive agreement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't cause unnecessary trouble, right? You think I don't know?”
“are all pairs of eyes eager to devour knowledge, right? If you don't share something, I'm afraid”
“Even if you're right,”
“isn't that correct? Yes. Okay.”
“People come and go. That's perfectly normal, right? You're still young, lacking experience.”
“That's your specialty, right? Okay. Third, and most critical”