是这样 做生意嘛是吧
“Look, this is about the business, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
真会说话
“Sweet talker.”
是这样 做生意嘛是吧
“Look, this is about the business, right?”
所以呢
“So we have to tell you the truth first.”
“Don't take this personally; it's just how business has to work.”
Speakers often frame hard-nosed demands or cold decisions under broad aphorisms like 'doing business' (做生意嘛) to soften the blow and deflect personal blame.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the thing is / here's the situation
Commonly used to pivot into a detailed explanation, proposal, or polite excuse.
to do business
Everyday colloquial expression for engaging in commercial trade or business dealings.
Invokes common sense, reminding the listener that business principles are universally understood.
Softens the assertion and invites implicit agreement from the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But... But it's just like doing business.”
“Is this how you do business?”
“Well, since we are doing business,”
“No one would investigate every clerk's background”