应该已经不止有一个人找你说过 要给你投钱了吧
“more than one person had approached you about investing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
马厉 我相信今天在开会之前
“Ma Li, I believe that before today's meeting,”
应该已经 不止有一个人 找你 说过 要给你 投钱了吧
“more than one person had approached you about investing.”
是
“Yes.”
“I already know you're in high demand, so there's no need to play games about your valuation.”
In Chinese deal-making, demonstrating prior knowledge of a partner's alternative options establishes mutual respect while preventing exaggerated posturing during negotiations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
more than; not limited to
Placed directly before numbers or quantifiers to indicate exceeding that amount.
to invest money
A very common colloquial alternative to the formal business term 'touzi' (投资).
Marks the completion of past approaches that have accumulated up to the present moment.
Softens the inquiry into an assumptive tag question, seeking confirmation of a strong suspicion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You invested money, so of course, I needed to ask your opinion.”
“I finally raised this money. Why don't you - take it? - You said...”
“Do you have money on you? No. What should we do?”
“I'll find a way to get you the money.”
“I'll transfer money to you right now. I've told you”
“But I haven't paid you back last time. What are you afraid of?”