那也不能不讲道理吧
“You can't be so unreasonable.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“to rent it out anymore. So what?”
那 也不能 不讲道理 吧
“You can't be so unreasonable.”
“You can't just do whatever you want without any regard for fairness.”
In Chinese conflict resolution, appealing to 'daoli' (universal moral reason and basic decency) serves as an essential normative tool to check arbitrary or bullying behavior.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be reasonable; to listen to reason
A fundamental cultural collocation used when appealing to common sense, logic, or basic fairness.
still cannot; should not go so far as to
Used to establish a moral boundary that should not be crossed, even under contentious circumstances.
Softens the confrontation slightly while soliciting agreement and highlighting common sense.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“will be reasonable. Right.”
“Is it fair? It makes no sense! Stop yelling here.”
“So I'm the unreasonable one again?”
“Are you saying I'm unreasonable?”
“Be reasonable, okay? How am I not?”
“it wasn't the place to reason with him.”