你们这没有点心也就罢了
“Wait. It's one thing not to have pastries here,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我说
“Wait. It's one thing not to have pastries here,”
你们这 没有 点心 也就罢了
“Wait. It's one thing not to have pastries here,”
“but don't you even have any hot dishes?”
“I can overlook the lack of snacks, but your food service is shockingly inadequate.”
In spoken Chinese, admitting one flaw as tolerable before highlighting an intolerable one softens the initial blow while maximizing rhetorical impact.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
might be acceptable; one could overlook it
Used to make a concession on a minor issue before introducing a far more serious complaint.
Combined with '罢' to signal a completed concession or resignation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You should take this seriously.”
“Anyway, keep an eye on them more.”
“If not for those pastries,”
“I'll go buy some desserts later. Do you want me to bring some back for you?”
“Take these snacks for example. Look,”
“Hang on, you've hardly eaten anything. Have some more.”