不如送给我 就当 物尽其用
“He can't use the spear anymore. Better to give it to me. And I'll put it to good use.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
定王如今已是不良于行之身 留着也没什么用
“Prince Ding is now disabled. He can't use the spear anymore. Better to give it to me.”
不如 送给我 就当 物尽其用
“He can't use the spear anymore. Better to give it to me. And I'll put it to good use.”
再说 我又不是要同定王打 只要是大楚之人
“Besides, I'm not asking to fight Prince Ding. Anyone from Dachu can step up.”
“He can't use it anyway, so just hand it over to me.”
Using pragmatic idioms like 'make the best use of things' allows a speaker to mask selfish demands behind pragmatic rationality.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why not; it would be better to
Used to make a suggestion or alternative proposal in conversation.
to make the best use of everything; fully utilize resources
A common idiom expressing resource efficiency, sometimes deployed self-servingly to justify claiming neglected goods.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's just a gift. How did it become a problem?”
“I give expecting something in return, and I make sure to get it.”
“You don't have to return anything I gave you.”
“Just stay here. You know I hate goodbyes.”
“Let me take you home. No, thanks.”
“But this... this isn't a bribe. It's just a token of my gratitude.”