language learning center · C2 · Lesson 1
Resolving deliberate ambiguity
Practice this topic in Chinese: Resolving deliberate ambiguity.
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
这一表述刻意保持模糊，因此允许两种不同的适用范围。
The wording is deliberately ambiguous: it allows two different scopes.
马克
按照狭义理解，例外只适用于紧急情况。
Under a narrow reading, the exception affects only urgent cases.
小雨
按照广义理解，则可以包括任何意外情况。
A broad reading, by contrast, would allow any unforeseen situation to be included.
马克
问题在于，这种不确定性究竟保留了灵活性，还是削弱了保障。
The question is whether that indeterminacy protects flexibility or weakens the guarantee.
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.
这一表述刻意保持模糊，因此允许两种不同的适用范围。
The wording is deliberately ambiguous: it allows two different scopes.
这一表述刻意保持模糊，因此允许两种不同的适用范围。
按照狭义理解，例外只适用于紧急情况。
Under a narrow reading, the exception affects only urgent cases.
按照狭义理解，例外只适用于紧急情况。
按照广义理解，则可以包括任何意外情况。
A broad reading, by contrast, would allow any unforeseen situation to be included.
按照广义理解，则可以包括任何意外情况。
问题在于，这种不确定性究竟保留了灵活性，还是削弱了保障。
The question is whether that indeterminacy protects flexibility or weakens the guarantee.
问题在于，这种不确定性究竟保留了灵活性，还是削弱了保障。
为避免误解，我会同时明确条件及其边界。
To avoid misunderstanding, I would specify both the condition and its limit.
为避免误解，我会同时明确条件及其边界。
Notice, try, and speak
Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “The wording is deliberately ambiguous: it allows two different scopes.”
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. 这一表述刻意保持模糊，因此允许两种不同的适用范围。
- 2. 按照狭义理解，例外只适用于紧急情况。
- 3. 按照广义理解，则可以包括任何意外情况。
- 4. 问题在于，这种不确定性究竟保留了灵活性，还是削弱了保障。
- 5. 为避免误解，我会同时明确条件及其边界。