大是大非的事情上面
“major issues of right and wrong...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只是在一些
“It's just that on some...”
大是大非 的事情 上面
“major issues of right and wrong...”
“our standpoints and views are just different.”
“I cannot compromise on this because it touches on my core moral foundation.”
In Chinese discourse, minor disagreements can be compromised for social harmony, but matters framed as 'dashi dafei' brook no compromise without loss of integrity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
matters of cardinal principle / major questions of right and wrong
A set idiomatic phrase used to emphasize critical, non-negotiable ethical or political boundaries.
in terms of... / regarding matters of...
A common framing pattern used in semi-formal discourse to delimit the topic under discussion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing at the time?”
“Anything can wait”
“This is very important.”
“This matter is too importance”