太史丞先回吧 跟踪胡达就不劳烦太史丞
“Mr. Xiao, you may leave now. We won't trouble you with tailing Hu Da.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I doubt it's because he likes reading it.”
太史丞先 回吧 跟踪胡达就 不劳烦 太史丞
“Mr. Xiao, you may leave now. We won't trouble you with tailing Hu Da.”
“I'm off duty tonight. I'll go with Your Ladyship.”
“You should leave now; I don't want you involved in this matter.”
Framing an exclusion or refusal as sparing someone trouble (laofan) is a classical Chinese face-saving strategy that maintains institutional harmony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no need to trouble; don't bother
A polite formula used to decline assistance or dismiss someone respectfully.
head back first
A common way to suggest someone take their leave before others.
Softens the command into a polite suggestion or respectful dismissal.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You should rest too.”
“Go check on Mr. Xiao. He's been waiting for you.”
“Deputy Director Xiao, what do we do now?”
“As you just recovered from your ailment and are still weak, let's head back.”
“Mr. Xiao. It's nothing difficult, right?”
“You've figured it out?”