胡会长 话可不能这么说
“President Hu, that's not the way to look at it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
拭目以待呀
“looking forward to it.”
胡会长 话可不能这么说
“President Hu, that's not the way to look at it.”
自古英雄出少年 听说若谷闭关三年
“Great talents often reveal themselves at a young age. Word has it that Ruogu secluded himself for 3 years”
“You are underestimating him and making an unfair judgment.”
Rather than stating someone is wrong, Chinese speakers soften disagreement by questioning the wording ('you cannot say it like that'), preserving the listener's face while still correcting them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
you can't put it that way; that's not quite fair to say
A classic polite dissent formula used to challenge someone's assertion gently but firmly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He's lying! That's not true. In the office...”
“Mr. Huo says Mr. Mao agrees to have his designs revised now, but who knows if he'll change his mind later?”