所以我们能上这个当吗 不能
“So, can we fall for this? No.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“it will gradually tend to perish.”
所以我们 能 上这个当 吗 不能
“So, can we fall for this? No.”
“Comrade Chen Yi reported to the superior. After getting approval,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese public speaking and political mobilization, raising a rhetorical question and immediately answering it yourself is a classic device to command authority and unify consensus.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be duped; to be taken in; to fall for a trick
A very common oral compound; often split into '上...当' (e.g., 上这个当) when adding demonstratives or modifiers.
Forms a polar question, here used rhetorically to reinforce an obvious negative conclusion.
