language learning center · C1 · Lesson 4
Reframing disagreement
Practice this topic in Chinese: Reframing disagreement.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
小雨
也许我们的分歧更多是术语上的，而不是实质上的。
Perhaps our disagreement is more terminological than substantive.
马克
我认为我们回答的是略有不同的问题。
I think we are answering slightly different questions.
小雨
如果重新界定问题，就能找到共同点。
If we reframe the problem, common ground appears.
马克
我们都想保护这项服务，只是侧重的风险不同。
We both want to protect the service, although we prioritise different risks.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
也许我们的分歧更多是术语上的，而不是实质上的。
Perhaps our disagreement is more terminological than substantive.
也许我们的分歧更多是术语上的，而不是实质上的。
我认为我们回答的是略有不同的问题。
I think we are answering slightly different questions.
我认为我们回答的是略有不同的问题。
如果重新界定问题，就能找到共同点。
If we reframe the problem, common ground appears.
如果重新界定问题，就能找到共同点。
我们都想保护这项服务，只是侧重的风险不同。
We both want to protect the service, although we prioritise different risks.
我们都想保护这项服务，只是侧重的风险不同。
我们能否用相同标准评估每个方案？
Could we evaluate each proposal using the same criteria?
我们能否用相同标准评估每个方案？
Notice, try, and speak
Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “Perhaps our disagreement is more terminological than substantive.”
Make it yours
Say the five Chinese turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.
Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.
Use it with someone
Use this Chinese in a real conversation
- 1. 也许我们的分歧更多是术语上的，而不是实质上的。
- 2. 我认为我们回答的是略有不同的问题。
- 3. 如果重新界定问题，就能找到共同点。
- 4. 我们都想保护这项服务，只是侧重的风险不同。
- 5. 我们能否用相同标准评估每个方案？