不过二位不常来道政坊吧
“But you don't come to this ward often, do you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
请问这绣红楼是卖丝绸还是绣品？ 是绣楼
“Do you sell silk or embroidery here? Embroidery.”
不过二位 不常来 道政坊吧
“But you don't come to this ward often, do you?”
“- How can you tell? - We only do business with merchants,”
“You clearly don't know how things work around here.”
In traditional Chinese commercial etiquette, shopkeepers avoid directly rejecting misinformed customers; instead, they politely suggest the customers are unfamiliar with the area before explaining their wholesale-only business model.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
however; but
A very common discourse marker used to introduce a shift in perspective, a caveat, or a polite counterpoint.
not come often; infrequent visitor
A polite, conversational way to point out that someone lacks familiarity with a specific neighborhood or establishment.
Softens the assertion into an educated guess, seeking confirmation without sounding overly blunt or confrontational.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The problem is no one's coming.”
“Isn't there a shortcut?”
“Is this how you treat our guests?”
“Is this how you treat our guests?”
“why didn't you go pray?”
“lining up to use the toilet?”