我想商量一下 看看能不能把她送到你那去
“I was wondering if I could send her to your place”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“And there's been some trouble at home lately.”
我想 商量一下 看看能不能 把她送到你那去
“I was wondering if I could send her to your place”
暂住一段时间
“to stay for a while.”
“I really need you to take her off my hands for a bit because things are falling apart here.”
In Chinese culture, asking relatives for substantial favors requires indirect, consultative phrasing to avoid seeming demanding and to give the other person face to refuse gently.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to discuss briefly / talk something over
A polite formula used to soften a significant request or initiate a collaborative discussion.
to see if it is possible
A classic hedging pattern used to reduce pressure on the listener when proposing an inconvenient favor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“or see if there are other relatives who can take her.”
“you could talk to her yourself.”
“You can discuss with us.”
“Could you give this to her?”
“Can we discuss this? Of course we can.”
“that I'd like to discuss with you.”