我今天跟小乐商量了一下
“I discussed it with Jiale today”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Jiale just spoiled Cola too much.”
我 今天 跟小乐商量了一下
“I discussed it with Jiale today”
“to see if we could let him raise Cola from now on.”
“Xiao Le and I already talked, so please hear out this proposal with an open mind.”
In Chinese family dynamics, mentioning that you discussed an idea with someone else beforehand helps soften the impact of proposing a big change.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
talked it over / discussed briefly
A softening structure used to indicate casual, non-binding consultations before reaching a decision.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Jiale and I are doing pretty well now.”
“Y-Yan Ling. Listen to me. Take Jiale right now”
“But now, I want a relationship with Soukai”