我们今天的目的呢 就是要在这里划清我们的底线
“Our goal today is to establish our bottom line”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He's trying to gain the upper hand to make us back down.”
我们 今天 的 目 的 呢 就是要 在这 里划清我们 的 底线
“Our goal today is to establish our bottom line”
想出应对的方法
“and devise a counter-strategy.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese business negotiations, defining a firm 'bottom line' serves as the anchor strategy to avoid endless concessions when facing overbearing counterparties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to draw a clear line; to demarcate clearly
Commonly combined with abstract boundaries like '底线' (bottom line) or '界限' (boundaries).
bottom line; non-negotiable threshold
Essential in negotiations and interpersonal conflicts to denote an absolute limit beyond which no concession is possible.
Pauses the topic phrase to draw attention to the stated goal before introducing the main action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now it belongs to us.”
“From now on, we're over.”
“Let's settle this right here today.”
“We only need this many people today.”
“Today's star is Kaili!”
“Your Highness, why exactly did we come here today?”
“O-Our goal is still the same,”
“Since we're here, let's make things clear.”