真不好意思 这么早约你 不会
“Sorry to have you come so early. Not at all.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们的大作者
“The top author.”
真不好意思 这么早 约你 不会
“Sorry to have you come so early. Not at all.”
一日之计在于晨 我向来都是把最重要的事情
“The morning sets the tone for the whole day. I always put the most important matters”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Apologizing for imposing on someone's routine or time demonstrates respect (面子) and helps establish harmonious professional rapport before getting down to business.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I am really sorry; pardon me
Standard social lubricant used to soften inconveniences or awkward timing without sounding overly grave.
this early
Commonly placed before verbs like 约 or 起 to comment on atypical morning schedules.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Cao, sorry to cause you trouble.”
“Thank you so much. Not at all. - Not at all. - Watch for thorns!”
“I'm really sorry. Let me help you clean up. It's fine.”
“I'm really sorry for the trouble.”
“Don't feel awkward about it.”
“I'm sorry.”
“I really don't know, sorry. Sorry.”
“I'm so sorry. It's fine. It's your first time visiting, and I made you fix this and that.”
“What's there to be shy about?”
“I'm so sorry. My apologies, Mr. Xiao. Don't worry.”
“My apologies for not being helpful. I understand.”
“I feel bad”
“If you feel awkward”
“I won't hesitate. You can't imagine how happy I am.”
“If you're really too embarrassed,”