我就当你是在鼓励我
“I'll take that as encouragement.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Honestly, in our paper, some of the editors aren't as good as you.”
我 就当你是 在 鼓励我
“I'll take that as encouragement.”
“If I could have my name in the paper,”
“I know you might be exaggerating, but I appreciate the boost in confidence.”
In Chinese culture, directly accepting high praise can seem boastful, so speakers often reframe flattery as mere encouragement to remain polite and modest.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I will just assume / I'll take it as
Commonly used to accept a compliment or an ambiguous remark with humor and modest self-awareness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Can't you at least encourage me?”
“I know you are trying to help me. Do you need it?”
“I encouraged him. You!”
“This is the thing”
“you weren't just comforting me back then.”
“and I'll tell you.”