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Coffee Break Series: How to Politely Disagree, Part 1

Coffee Break Series: How to Politely Disagree, Part 1
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ID: 4532 Pre Intermediate
In today's lesson, we will learn how politely disagree with someone in the workplace.
Joshua,Alice
Coffee Break Series: How to Politely Disagree, Part 1
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…好是好，就是… hǎoshìhǎojiùshì It's good except...
明白 míngbai clear; obvious; unequivocal
道理 dàoli reason; argument; sense
提案 tíàn proposal; draft resolution; motion (to be debated)
你需要一个团队我明白可是老板还没同意
nǐ 你xūyào 需要yīgē 一个tuánduì 团队wǒ 我míngbai 明白kěshì 可是lǎobǎn 老板hái 还méi 没tóngyì 同意
I understand that you need a team. But our boss hasn’t given us the green light/
你说得很有道理但是这个提案成本太高了
nǐ 你shuō 说de 得hěn 很yǒu 有dàoli 道理dànshì 但是zhège 这个tíàn 提案chéngběn 成本tài 太gāo 高le 了
What you say makes a lot of sense, but the proposal costs too high.
…好是好，就是…
hǎoshìhǎojiùshì …好是好，就是…
… is good, except …
这个提案好是好但是成本太高了
zhège 这个tíàn 提案hǎo 好shì 是hǎo 好dànshì 但是chéngběn 成本tài 太gāo 高le 了
This is a great idea, but the costs are too high.
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