是是是 是我们固步自封了
“Right. We were being narrow-minded.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们人民群众 也是要提高文化水平的
“The people also need to improve their cultural literacy.”
是是是 是我 们 固步自封 了
“Right. We were being narrow-minded.”
不过这稿子上呢
“However,”
“Fine, whatever you say, but that doesn't change the fact that this draft still needs major fixes.”
Politely yielding ground on an abstract or ideological premise is a common conversational tactic in Chinese work environments to avoid direct conflict before pressing the practical point.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stand still and cease to make progress; stuck in one's old ways
A literary idiom used here self-deprecatingly or ironically to concede a theoretical point without actually changing stance.
yes, yes, yes (conceding quickly)
Rapid repetition signals superficial agreement, often meant to placate the speaker and move the conversation forward.
Indicates a newly acknowledged condition or change of state.
