我们准备上船吧
“Let's get ready for boarding.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
成交
“Deal.”
我们准备 上船吧
“Let's get ready for boarding.”
那我就可以逼供了
“Then I'll start forcing information out of you.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers frequently soften directives by framing them as joint actions using 'women' (we) combined with the particle 'ba'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
prepare to / get ready to
A common verb placed before another verb to indicate getting ready to carry out an action.
board a ship or boat
Standard directional verb phrase for embarking onto a water vessel.
Softens the imperative into a gentle suggestion or solicitation of agreement.