很多事情无法两全
“and can't have both in many cases.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
思慕近来政务繁杂
“Simu has had heavy affairs lately”
很多事情 无法两全
“and can't have both in many cases.”
你先回去休息吧
“Go back and get some rest.”
“Stop agonizing over it; you had to make a compromise.”
Chinese pragmatics frequently draws upon the wisdom that one cannot have both fish and bear paws (鱼与熊掌不可兼得), counseling acceptance when duties and personal feelings conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
satisfy both sides; achieve a win-win
Commonly paired with '无法' (wúfǎ) or '难' (nán) to describe impossible dilemmas where sacrifices are required.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“People rarely get to have it both ways.”
“But one can't have it all.”
“you can't have your cake and eat it too in life.”
“♪ Wandering aimlessly through the night sky ♪ Sometimes I focus on one thing at the expense of another,”