您让我再思考思考 消化消化
“Let me mull it over for a while.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对
“Yeah.”
您让我再 思考思考 消化消化
“Let me mull it over for a while.”
好了 这继续吃饭吧
“Alright, let's keep eating.”
“I cannot agree right now, so please stop pressing me for an immediate answer.”
To maintain harmony and avoid giving direct rejection at the dinner table, Chinese speakers often ask for time to 'digest' ideas as a buffer.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
think it over a bit
Verb reduplication softens the statement, indicating a brief or moderate duration of thought.
digest or process (information)
Metaphorical use of 'digest' applied to complex news, proposals, or demands.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“think again… Think again.”
“You have to let me think it over.”
“let me think about it. Let me think about it some more.”
“Let me think about it. For what?”
“Let me see who can help.”
“Then think of more today and tell me tomorrow.”
“I-I need to think about it some more. Let me think.”
“Let me think about it. It's okay, no rush. Take your time.”