谈恋爱才看合不合适
“Only lovers care about appropriateness.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
合适吗
“appropriate?”
谈恋爱 才看 合不合适
“Only lovers care about appropriateness.”
“I am a business person. I only care if it's profitable.”
“Don't bring emotional sentiment into this deal; my only metric is profit.”
In Chinese business culture, '在商言商' (talking business as a businessman) is a traditional justification for setting aside personal ethics and emotional attachments in favor of financial gain.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
whether it's suitable or a good fit
A common A-not-A question form used to assess relational or contextual appropriateness.
to date / to be in a relationship
Frequently used metaphorically in business contexts to refer to emotional, non-utilitarian interactions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Are you seeing someone?”
“That doesn't mean you two are in love.”
“It's boring to fall in love.”
“that people without money aren't entitled to love?”
“Actually, you're right. I had a boyfriend for quite a while.”
“It's not that you can't. Just not right now.”