可否请姐姐 禀告将军 通融一下
“Could you please ask the General to make an exception?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
想在府上多住几日
“We wish to stay for a few days.”
可否 请 姐姐 禀告 将军 通融一下
“Could you please ask the General to make an exception?”
对了
“By the way,”
“Please do me a personal favor and bend the rules so the General lets me stay.”
Tongrong reflects the Chinese cultural practice of bending formal rules through personal connections (Guanxi) and tactful interpersonal persuasion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could you / would it be possible to
A classical, polite modal expression used in formal requests.
make an exception / bend the rules a bit
A common pragmatic formula used when asking someone in authority to bend standard procedures as a favor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The General must be distributing grain again.”
“Should we tell General now?”
“Now we can report back to General.”
“General Chu wouldn't let that happen.”
“He'll continue until you're satisfied.”
“Prepared by the General? The General had it made.”