可是他执意要这样做
“but he insisted.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们所有人都在劝他
“We all tried to persuade him,”
可是 他 执意要这样做
“but he insisted.”
“We had to respect his choice.”
“Don't blame us for what happens next; he brought this upon himself by refusing to listen.”
In Chinese collective culture, people will intensely persuade peers to maintain consensus, but when someone insists obstinately, group responsibility is ceded.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to insist obstinately on; to be determined to
A slightly formal verb indicating persistent determination, often despite contrary advice.
to do it this way
Extremely frequent demonstrative phrase referring to a specific course of action.