其实是这样
“Actually, it's like this.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是 我不能告诉你 为什么不能告诉我
“But I can't tell you. Why can't you tell me?”
其实是这样
“Actually, it's like this.”
就是这样的
“That's how it is.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers frequently use framing phrases like this to soften the delivery of an explanation before presenting facts that might surprise or contradict the listener.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
actually, the truth is like this / the fact is
A very useful conversational starter to reveal the real story, correct a misunderstanding, or introduce an explanation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That makes sense.”
“- So that's the truth... - I see now.”
“look so much like...”
“So that's it.”
“That's how it is.”
“So that's it.”
“I see.”
“You can do that?”
“that's basically the whole situation.”
“That's right.”
“If that's the case,”
“That's exactly what is written here.”
“Well, show her by solving a math problem.”
“So that's how it is.”
“Liu, here's the situation.”
“look where I stand now.”
“Jingjing, there's something”
“Here's the thing: I recently saw your products”