那她没表态的话就等于是反对
“Then her silence means opposition.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“The one kept in silence was Qi Youlan? Exactly.”
那她 没表态 的话 就 等于 是 反对
“Then her silence means opposition.”
对
“Exactly. Go to bed now.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese institutional culture, explicit open disagreement can cause severe loss of face; therefore, withholding support or remaining deliberately silent is widely interpreted as active opposition.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take a stand; to declare where one stands
Essential term in office politics and formal meetings when individuals are required to show loyalty or consensus.
is equivalent to; amounts to
Used when drawing a definitive conclusion about an underlying fact or implied action.
Conditional marker setting up the premise 'if she did not take a stand'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(Reserve Tasting) But she remains silent about it.”
“Then my opinion is no.”
“How could she possibly object him?”
“It's fair to say that without her support,”
“No means no.”
“to voice his opinion here.”