请八爷出手 绝非有意为难
“I've never intended to put him in a difficult position when I ask for his help.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
祯娘
“Zhen,”
请八爷 出手 绝非有意为难
“I've never intended to put him in a difficult position when I ask for his help.”
“I really have no other choice. We are getting married”
“Please don't take offense or refuse; I truly had no choice but to turn to you.”
When asking an influential person for a demanding favor, one must explicitly acknowledge the burden and disclaim malice to protect the other person's face and show humility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
intervene; step in to help
Metaphorically used to describe someone influential stepping forward to take action or solve a problem.
absolutely not; by no means
A formal and emphatic negative marker used to dispel doubts or false assumptions.
deliberately make things difficult for someone
Used in polite disclaimers when asking for favors that may impose a significant burden on the other person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“we must never try to get anything out of Eighth Master Li. Now look at what has come of it.”
“but he cannot refuse to acknowledge them.”
“If I have wronged Eighth Master Li today,”
“we've never schemed to gain anything from your grandfather.”
“you would ask Eighth Master Li to help you.”
“And yet you still deny it? That's not true, Eighth Master Li.”