能不能再离海岸线远一点
“Can we stay further away from the coastline?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们这样 我们顺着这个山 这样绕过去好不好 行
“Let's do this. We'll follow this mountain and go around. Okay? Okay.”
能不能 再 离海岸线远一点
“Can we stay further away from the coastline?”
行吗
“Is that okay?”
“Being this close to the coast makes me nervous; let's keep a safer distance.”
Using polite question forms like '能不能' cushions disagreement with a proposed route, avoiding direct confrontation with the navigator.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could we / is it possible to
A polite formula used to propose a modification or request without sounding overly demanding.
stay a bit further away from...
A standard construction used to specify spatial distance from a landmark or hazard.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I advise you to stay away.”
“Shouldn't you stay a bit further away,”
“Staying away is the best decision.”
“stay away from my family from now on, okay?”
“we wanted to swim to the other shore, ♪ And say, as if it's nothing, "How have you been lately?" ♪”
“As long as she stays as far from that Wanxiang as possible.”