还是有回旋的余地的
“may still leave room to turn things around.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
相信外臣的说服之力
“I believe my own efforts to persuade them”
还是 有回旋的余地 的
“may still leave room to turn things around.”
毕竟我王上还是以和为贵
“After all, King of Nanzhao values peace above all.”
“We can still make a deal, so let us talk terms before it is too late.”
A fundamental Chinese philosophical and diplomatic principle advising against pushing counterparties to a dead end, always preserving room for graceful retreat and compromise.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
room for maneuver; leeway; scope for compromise
A standard phrase in high-stakes negotiations to indicate that matters are not deadlocked and can still be negotiated.
Functions as a sentence-final particle asserting certainty and reassuring the listener of an objective possibility.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is still worth a try.”
“If you're smart, you'd leave yourself an escape route now.”
“I really need a backup plan.”
“That way, you might still have a way out.”
“there is always a chance to turn things around. But if you burn everything,”