最好往别的方向努努力
“you should focus on something else.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
所以如果你想扳倒白德瑞的话
“So if you really want to bring Barry down,”
最好 往别的方向 努努力
“you should focus on something else.”
你有什么好方法
“Do you have a better way?”
“Your current plan won't work; you need to find another angle of attack.”
Instead of bluntly saying a plan will fail, Chinese speakers often use verb reduplication and indirect suggestions to guide others while preserving their face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
toward another direction / from a different angle
Used metaphorically when advising someone to change their strategy or mindset.
make a little effort / try a bit harder
Verb reduplication (AAB pattern) of a separable verb, which softens the tone and makes the advice sound less demanding.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You'd better think of another solution.”
“Let's think of another way.”
“We'll have to think of something else.”
“we need to try other approaches.”