比如说这个点心吧 你看
“Take these snacks for example. Look,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
精致就谈不上了
“it lacks refinement.”
比如说 这个点 心 吧 你看
“Take these snacks for example. Look,”
桌子上 基本上都没有动
“they're barely touched on the tables.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Leaving food largely untouched on a banquet table is direct Chinese body language indicating that the dishes are inferior, since guest satisfaction is conventionally measured by how enthusiastically food is consumed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
for example; for instance
Used in spoken Chinese to introduce a specific case or example supporting a previous claim.
look; you see
Used as an attention-getter in conversation to draw the listener's visual focus or logical comprehension to a piece of evidence.
Marks a conversational pause and tentative suggestion of an example for discussion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Just some pastries.”
“[Permeating fragrance] These snacks are all for you.”
“You should take this seriously.”
“Wait. It's one thing not to have pastries here,”
“you really shouldn't worry so much.”
“I'll go buy some desserts later. Do you want me to bring some back for you?”