我觉得以后我们坐下来好好聊吧
“I think we should sit down and talk this through sometime.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Besides, long-term cooperation is not a trifling matter.”
我觉得 以后我们 坐下来好好聊 吧
“I think we should sit down and talk this through sometime.”
以后是什么时候啊
“When exactly is that?”
“Let us pump the brakes; I am not ready to commit to this partnership today.”
Suggesting a future meeting is a classic face-saving delay tactic in Chinese negotiations to avoid rejecting a proposal directly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sit down and have a proper talk
A polite idiom signaling that an issue is serious and deserves formal, unhurried consideration.
in the future / later on
Often used as a soft hedging device in Chinese business to postpone commitments without an outright refusal.
Softens the assertion into a mild proposal, minimizing confrontational pressure.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I think we need to have a proper talk.”
“the price slowly.”
“We can talk this through.”
“Then let's sit down and talk.”
“Whatever it is, let's sit down and talk it through.”
“We can sit down and talk this through properly.”