这才叫互相信任不是吗
“That's what mutual trust is about, isn't it?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
给了我走私证据 我当然要还你点什么 好让你安心
“and gave me the smuggling evidence. So of course, I should give you something in return to put your mind at ease.”
这才叫 互相信任 不是吗
“That's what mutual trust is about, isn't it?”
现在那么能说会道 之前干吗去了
“You're so smooth-talking now. Where was all this before?”
“Now that we both hold dirt on each other, neither of us can betray the other.”
In tense Chinese negotiations, genuine 'trust' is often practically grounded in reciprocal vulnerability (having leverage over each other) rather than pure goodwill.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only this can truly be called / this is what constitutes
Used emphatically to define the true standard of a situation or concept based on the speaker's criteria.
isn't it? / right?
A tag question placed at the end of an assertion to compel agreement from the listener.
Turns the sentence into a rhetorical tag question seeking confirmation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Isn't trust built on mutual honesty?”
“This trust isn't just based on professional skills.”
“We didn't trust each other then.”
“Who would believe that? It's impossible. No, just let us finish what we have to say.”
“because you guys are my friends.”
“Well… [inhales deeply] …trust works both ways, doesn't it?”
“In this deep palace, there are very few people I can trust.”
“But we should still trust and not betray each other.”
“No, it's not that we don't trust you. It's not about trust.”
“and we can't even establish the most basic trust.”
“If he doesn't trust me, we don't have to work together.”