干脆趁着这个机会 和好如初算了
“take this chance to get back together?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不如啊
“Why not”
干脆 趁着这个机会 和好如初 算了
“take this chance to get back together?”
皆大欢喜
“Everyone would be happy.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese interpersonal dynamics strongly favor utilizing opportune social moments to settle old grudges so everyone can save face and restore harmony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
might as well / simply
Use when proposing a direct, no-nonsense resolution to a protracted problem.
taking advantage of this opportunity / seizing this chance
A very common phrase for using an external pretext to resolve an awkward situation.
reconcile and become as good as before
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used for romantic partners, friends, or family members making up.
Combined with '算了' to indicate reaching a final decision to drop the grudge.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and everything would go back to how it was.”
“They're back together so soon, and she's so concerned about him?”
“reconcile as if nothing happened? Will you? Of course. No.”
“How did you two make up so fast?”
“So she took this chance to have a quarrel with me”
“Yeah. It's a good thing that they were given this chance.”