你别这么客气 大家都是同事嘛
“You don't have to be so polite. We're colleagues.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Thank you. Put it over there, please.”
你 别这么客气 大家都是同事 嘛
“You don't have to be so polite. We're colleagues.”
“Do you have time tomorrow night? Secret Love for the Peach Blossom Spring”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Saying 'don't be so keqi' signals warmth and an attempt to close social distance by treating the other person as an insider.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't be so polite / don't mention it
The standard social formula to brush off someone's expression of gratitude or gift-giving.
we are all colleagues after all
Invokes common group membership to make a gesture seem natural and require no special thanks.
Emphasizes an obvious or self-evident fact, softening the rejection of politeness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“No formalities. We're all friends here. Okay, okay. Thank you. Thank you.”
“D-D-Don't. We're colleagues. There's no need for this.”
“You don't need to be so polite with me. It's the least I could do.”
“Don't be polite with us.”
“Don't feel awkward, Ms. Lin.”