咱们都在一条船上
“we are all in the same boat.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是所有事
“In all matters,”
咱们都 在一条船上
“we are all in the same boat.”
对吧 荣哥
“Am I right, Mr. Zhou?”
“Don't think you can escape blame alone; we sink or swim together.”
Invoking a common fate is a classic Chinese rhetorical device to prevent a partner or associate from betraying the group.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the same boat; sharing the same fate
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to emphasize shared liability or common interests during trouble.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We are in the same boat now.”
“we are on the same boat.”
“Besides, we manage ship crews here.”
“and we'll head straight to the pier.”
“Once they get us a boat, we'll be fine when we reach Nanyang.”
“Please help. Let us on the boat.”
“our boat has left.”
“We'll sail to the great course together.”
“Lu Zhenglian is in the same boat as us.”
“Let's get ready for boarding.”
“We're in this together. I'm your partner.”
“The 4 of us are in the same boat now.”
“Do you think we can still stay on this ship?”
“We are in the same boat now.”
“we'll always be in the same boat with them.”
“We are on the same boat with Zhang Qishan.”
“Guess who's on our ship.”