斯蒂文 你也不想 这两天的努力白费不是吗
“Steven, you don't want these 2 days of hard work to be in vain, do you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
劫匪已经找到了 就在医务室 他们就是船医
“The robbers have been found! They are in the infirmary! They are the ship doctors!”
斯蒂文 你也不想 这两天的努力 白费 不是吗
“Steven, you don't want these 2 days of hard work to be in vain, do you?”
“How dare you mention the last 2 days! There were no robbers at all!”
“You have invested too much to back out now, so do what I say.”
Appealing to mutually spent 'nuli' (hard work) is a common pragmatic tactic in Chinese negotiation to evoke moral obligation and prevent a partner from defecting.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to go to waste; to be in vain
Commonly paired with '努力' (effort) or '力气' (strength) to express squandered energy or futile labor.
isn't that right?; wouldn't you agree?
A tag question placed at the end of a sentence to seek agreement or rhetorically corner someone.
Forms a rhetorical question that expects a confirming response.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Steven, my friend, where have you been all night?”
“I... I didn't want to!”
“I did not want this either.”
“I just want you to be less reckless and think about Zhuling”
“I also hope I'm just overthinking it.”
“It's not me. An extra tank”