我不妨把话说得再明白些 李祯
“I might as well make it clearer. Li Zhen.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
李祯 今年年份甚好 生漆产量十足
“Li Zhen. This is a very good year, and the yield of raw lacquer is abundant.”
我 不妨 把 话说 得再 明白 些 李祯
“I might as well make it clearer. Li Zhen.”
我即使对你们八房再不满
“No matter how dissatisfied I am with your Eighth Branch,”
“Let's stop beating around the bush; hear me loud and clear.”
While Chinese discourse normally favors tact and indirect communication (hanxu), explicitly stating an intent to speak plainly signals serious conflict or power disparity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
might as well; there is no harm in
Used to make a proactive suggestion or state an intention to act directly.
to put things more plainly / spell things out
A transition marker signaling that subtle hints are being dropped in favor of brutal honesty.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Can you stop talking about this?”
“I'll be blunt.”
“Enough of that empty flattery.”
“Say it all at once.”
“Why would I trouble Your Majesty?”
“Don't tell anyone about it! And I'll watch over you!”