如果你不嫌麻烦的话
“If it's not too much trouble.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
当然
“Of course.”
如果 你 不嫌麻烦 的话
“If it's not too much trouble.”
“Of course. It would be our pleasure.”
“I'd love to proceed, provided it is convenient for you.”
Anticipating inconvenience on behalf of others is a fundamental Chinese politeness strategy to avoid appearing demanding.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to find something troublesome or tedious
Used frequently with negative polarity ('不嫌麻烦') when asking favors or extending polite invitations.
if; in case
The standard frame for conditional clauses in conversational Chinese.
Marks the preceding clause as a conditional hypothesis and softens the assertiveness of the statement.