还是请你们先出去一下
“Please wait outside first.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
然后 我们也得见一下你的父亲
“Then, we have to meet your father.”
还是 请你们先 出去一下
“Please wait outside first.”
你把鞋子脱了
“Take off your shoes.”
“Please leave the room right now; we need privacy.”
Using '还是' (had better) combined with '请' (please) and '一下' (a bit) softens direct commands, allowing the speaker to set firm boundaries without causing loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is preferable to / had better
Used before a suggestion to soften the directive by presenting it as the best course of action.
step outside for a moment first
A common polite way to ask someone to leave the room temporarily.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Could you two please wait outside?”
“I'm so sorry. Could you please step out for a moment?”
“you need to leave.”
“please go out first. Leave it to us.”