无聊的小事 再提出自己真正的需求
“some boring things, then you made your real request.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
比如 登门槛效应 先是要求我帮你做一些
“For example, the foot-in-the-door effect. First, you asked me to do”
无聊的小事 再提出 自己 真 正的 需求
“some boring things, then you made your real request.”
“What is this one called? Is it called the suspension bridge effect?”
“Do not think you can fool me with cheap psychological manipulation tactics.”
In social sparring, demonstrating that one recognizes deliberate persuasive strategies disarms the manipulator and shifts conversational dominance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
trivial matter; insignificant chore
Colloquial term used to minimize the significance of an action or request.
put forward one's true demand / real objective
Used when cutting through preliminary pretenses to identify the core request.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“- Thank you. - It's nothing. No big deal. How's your child?”
“Just a young man trying to show off. Picking trouble for no reason.”
“Those "little things" were the straw that broke the camel's back.”
“Just one small thing.”
“Ah, I remember now.”
“That's minor. As long as you're not shy of me. Besides, you're Yuehai's top leader.”