也不能说没有新线索
“I wouldn't say there are no new leads.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这不白耽误工夫吗
“is just a waste of time.”
也不能说没有新线索
“I wouldn't say there are no new leads.”
也快了
“It's getting close.”
“Don't be so dismissive; we actually found something promising.”
Chinese speakers frequently employ double negatives like 'also cannot say no...' to tone down disagreements and preserve group harmony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
one cannot really say that...
A useful double-negative hedge used to gently contradict someone's overly negative claim.
new leads / fresh clues
Commonly used in investigative, legal, or problem-solving discussions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and see if we can find any new leads.”
“it did uncover many new clues.”
“Isn't this a new clue right here? Take a good look.”
“No leads at all.”
“We have very few leads.”
“we'll have leads to follow.”