我那是一时冲动啊
“I was just being impulsive.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不打算卖给我了吗
“you were not going to sell it to me?”
我 那是 一时冲动 啊
“I was just being impulsive.”
您想啊
“Think about it.”
“I regret agreeing to sell, so do not hold me to that promise.”
Attributing a broken promise to an emotional impulse rather than calculated deceit is a face-saving strategy intended to minimize accusations of bad faith.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a momentary impulse; on the spur of the moment
Commonly invoked as a post-hoc defense to explain away irrational or regrettable decisions.
Softens the defensive remark and adds an emotional appeal for understanding.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I acted on impulse that day.”
“I was a bit impulsive.”
“You get caught up in the moment and think you can handle it.”
“I just got carried away. I'm all tongue-tied.”
“Being panicked,”