未来这两个人 都不会是我们的对手 先别未来了
“In the future, these two won't be our rivals. Forget the future.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
让我和投资方发挥吧
“Give me something to work with so I can engage the investors.”
未来这两个人 都不会 是我 们 的 对手 先别未来了
“In the future, these two won't be our rivals. Forget the future.”
现在
“I mean now.”
“They won't beat us later, but we need to survive right now first.”
In competitive Chinese entrepreneurial circles, bravado about conquering future rivals is tempered by the pragmatic urgency to survive the current funding or operational hurdle.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no match for...; cannot compete with...
Commonly used in sports, business, or competitive settings to express superiority over opponents.
let's not... for now; put aside... for a moment
A spoken phrase used to interrupt a topic or refocus the conversation on what is immediate.
Indicates a shift in focus and prompts the listener to cease worrying about distant future matters.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“In the future, those will be booming.”
“He is someone I'll cross paths with in the future.”
“we'd have a different future.”
“As for what the future holds, none of us can know.”
“In the future... the two of us...”
“you two wouldn't be in this situation.”