也未必能钓得到嘛 对吧
“We might not catch anything, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那今天就去钓鱼吧
“let's go fishing today.”
也未必 能钓 得 到嘛 对吧
“We might not catch anything, right?”
不是你说的吗
“Didn't you say the result doesn't matter,”
“Don't count on catching fish; let's just go for fun so nobody gets upset.”
In Chinese social interactions, preemptively leaving room for failure ('leaving leeway') protects everyone from embarrassment if things do not go as planned.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not necessarily able to
A useful spoken hedging phrase to moderate certainty and avoid overcommitting to an outcome.
Highlights the uncertainty as an obvious fact that everyone should acknowledge.
Softens the assertion and invites the listener to agree with the pragmatic outlook.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Then we won't catch anything today.”
“Not yet. But he's asked his fishing buddies. Any moment now.”
“I got the chance to come fish here.”
“we caught you, the key figure in the case.”
“So they sneak over.”
“he won't take the bait unless it's real.”