本来以为还要多费点口舌
“I thought it would take more convincing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
阿强那边都安排好了
“Qiang's side is all set.”
本来以为 还要 多费点口舌
“I thought it would take more convincing.”
“Didn't expect that woman to agree so readily.”
“I expected a fight or tough negotiation, but it was surprisingly easy.”
In Chinese social and business interactions, interpersonal negotiations often require extensive pleasantries and persuasion; when someone yields quickly, it is notable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally thought / had assumed
Used to introduce an assumption that turned out to be inaccurate based on reality.
waste one's breath / spend a lot of words persuading
An idiomatic expression meaning to exert significant persuasive effort.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It was my fault.”
“I'm still not used to you talking so much all of a sudden. ♪ Seen in each other's eyes ♪”
“I don't have time for this.”
“Save your breath.”
“"If they said something"”
“It seems we do not see eye to eye.”