咱们现在想的应该是 如何让整个蛋糕变得更大
“What we should think about is how to make it bigger.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我觉得咱们现在不应该想的是 如何霸占整个蛋糕
“I think what we should consider now isn't how to monopolize.”
咱们现在想 的 应该是 如何 让 整个 蛋糕变得更大
“What we should think about is how to make it bigger.”
不是吗
“Isn't that right?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A deeply rooted metaphor in modern Chinese economic policy and business rhetoric promoting collaborative market expansion over fierce zero-sum infighting (involution or 'neijuan').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
grow the pie / expand the overall market size
A widespread economic and business metaphor in contemporary China contrasting win-win growth with zero-sum market division.
what should be focused on / what we ought to consider
Used to constructively pivot a conversation away from unproductive debates.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It definitely means it will be a huge success.”
“you can add inside the booth. We'll start mass production as soon as possible.”
“Together, we can expand the market!”
“I was thinking it would be nice if our place were a bit bigger.”