那如果我把那些人都找到了呢 你先找到再说吧
“And what if I find all those people? Find them first.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You have 10 seconds to answer me. I accept.”
那如果我把那些人都 找到了 呢 你 先找到再说 吧
“And what if I find all those people? Find them first.”
斯蒂文
“Steven.”
“Stop dealing in hypotheticals; you probably can't even do it anyway.”
In Chinese negotiation dynamics, responding to a conditional promise with 'do it first, talk later' avoids commitment while challenging the speaker's credibility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do something first before dealing with the rest
A very common pattern used to postpone decisions or conditions until an initial task is accomplished.
Marks a hypothetical question and demands a response.
Softens an imperative while expressing pragmatic resignation or dismissal.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Once discovered, both of us will be executed.”
“What if they find anything about me? What if they find anything about me?”
“And you've found us again. If the neighbors find out,”
“If we choose another person who makes us miserable,”
“Who could find him? Even if you did find him,”