费了这么大力 你不就是想告诉我
“putting in so much effort, aren't you just trying to tell me”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
绕了这么大圈
“Going through all this trouble,”
费了 这么大 力 你 不就是 想告诉我
“putting in so much effort, aren't you just trying to tell me”
杉立方酒店集团 首次公开募股成功与否
“that whether Shanlifang Hotel Group's initial public offering succeeds or not,”
“You don't need to play games with me; I see right through your agenda.”
While Chinese business interactions often employ beating around the bush, directly cutting through the pretense signals dominance and shrewdness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
expended so much effort; went through all this trouble
Employed to highlight that the other person went out of their way unnecessarily.
isn't it just that you want to...
A rhetorical pattern used to pinpoint and demystify someone's underlying intention.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We went to all that trouble”
“I worked so hard”
“how much effort it took me to secure this order.”
“You've put in so much effort and still haven't found a suitable spot,”
“You're pouring so much effort and money into this.”
“for some smuggled goods?”