以后的事再说吧
“We can talk about the future later.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你说呢
“What do you think?”
以后的事 再说吧
“We can talk about the future later.”
咱俩的事 许主任还不知道吧 她是什么态度啊
“As for our relationship, Ms. Xu doesn't know yet, right? How does she feel?”
“I don't want to think about the future right now; let's just cross that bridge when we come to it.”
The phrase '再说' allows speakers in Chinese interpersonal communication to tactfully sidestep awkward or complex topics without a flat refusal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
matters of the future / what comes next
Refers generically to long-term plans or eventual outcomes that have not yet arrived.
let's discuss it later / we'll see
A quintessential colloquial phrase used to shelve an issue or delay a decision indefinitely.
Softens the dismissal into a tentative proposal, urging mutual agreement to drop the subject.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Then we'll talk about what happens next.”
“We'll talk about that later.”
“(We'll talk about what happens in the future.)”
“We'll talk about our stuff later.”
“Please continue with what happened afterwards.”
“Let's talk about it later. You'll know by the time.”
“Let's wait until he's done.”