我约法三章 十章都行 第一
“Then I'll make three ground rules. You can make ten. First,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
干眼症 真的 我听你的 以后 你说什么我都听
“Xerophthalmia, really? I'll listen to you in the future. I'll listen to whatever you say.”
我 约法三章 十章 都行 第一
“Then I'll make three ground rules. You can make ten. First,”
“using your current status legitimizes all your business.”
“You promised to listen, so here are my strict conditions—you must obey them if we are to continue.”
Originating from Liu Bang establishing simple laws to win public trust, this idiom is widely used in modern Chinese when setting explicit contractual or domestic ground rules.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
set ground rules / establish basic rules
A classic idiom used when establishing clear, non-negotiable boundaries or conditions.
even ten rules are fine
Hyperbolic expression demonstrating total readiness to impose or accept many conditions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've got three rules.”
“There you go again.”
“we had made a deal. Don't get any funny ideas.”
“I'd like to lay some ground rules now.”
“Have you forgotten our three rules? I'm kidding. I haven't.”
“So from now on, we need to set some ground rules.”