不是我们打击你的积极性啊 就类似这种课
“we don't want to dampen your enthusiasm. We've had classes”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Ms. Lin, to be honest with you,”
不是我 们打击你的积极性啊 就类似这种课
“we don't want to dampen your enthusiasm. We've had classes”
我们以前就上过
“like this before.”
“Don't take this personally, but you are wasting your energy on something that never works.”
Prefacing negative remarks with 'It's not that I want to dampen your enthusiasm' protects the listener's face (mianzi) while allowing the speaker to deliver blunt, practical realities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to dampen enthusiasm / to discourage
A fixed collocation commonly used when offering unsolicited advice or criticism that might demoralize the listener.
it's not that we want to...
A classic conversational hedge used to disclaim malicious intent before delivering unfavorable reality checks.
Softens the blunt preface and signals empathy and friendly rapport.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So stop poking me in class, got it?”
“But when you taught us, that's not what you said.”
“That is not working hard. You're stimulating others' greed.”
“Don't talk in class.”
“is a huge blow to you.”
“I saw that you missed so many classes.”