- 不错吧？ - 我觉得没有比较好哎
“- [friend] No, no… - [Yo Tzu] It's not much better.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“- "What's up, yo!" Like that. - [Wei Yen] That's the same. - [friend] No, no… - [Yo Tzu] It's not much better.”
- 不错吧 ？ - 我觉得 没有 比较好 哎
“- [friend] No, no… - [Yo Tzu] It's not much better.”
“Don't kid yourself, that really doesn't look any better.”
While politeness and indirectness are prized with acquaintances, close friends feel comfortable offering candid negative evaluations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Not bad, right?
Used when fishing for compliments or seeking validation on one's idea or look.
I think; in my opinion
A standard conversational hedge to introduce a personal opinion politely.
Used to seek confirmation and agreement from the listener.
Softens the blunt negative assessment to sound more colloquial and friendly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Isn't that inappropriate? What's inappropriate about it?”
“All three were pretty good. Not just pretty good, but they were excellent.”
“Is your right hand any better? I'm sorry.”
“any better? I'm sorry.”
“That's not appropriate. Why not? I'll go with you”
“It is not that it is bad. It is too good.”