我们本来是可以做朋友的
“We could have been friends.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们 本来是 可以 做朋友 的
“We could have been friends.”
谭大 我是江寒声 我们这么找 是找不到周瑾的
“Chief Tan, this is Jiang Hansheng. If we keep searching like this, we won't find Zhou Jin.”
“You chose this path, so do not blame me for treating you as an opponent.”
Stating that friendship was possible explicitly marks the definitive collapse of relational goodwill and signals entering an adversarial posture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally could have been
Used to describe an unrealized potential or missed opportunity from the past.
to be friends / to make friends
Common collocation referring to establishing or maintaining a friendly relationship.
Placed at the end of the clause to affirm a past potential fact with certainty.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I think we can still be friends, right?”
“At the very least, can you still be friends? Who wants to be friends with her?”
“(Does he want more than friends?)”
“as your friends.”
“all your colleagues are your friends,”
“He doesn't look like just a friend to me.”