你跑过来一趟干什么 本来让老孟 叫你回家吃饭的
“to come here from your home far away. I asked Meng to invite you to our home for dinner.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Take them and eat with your colleagues before the food gets cold. It must be troublesome for you”
你 跑过来一趟干什么 本来 让老孟 叫你 回家吃饭 的
“to come here from your home far away. I asked Meng to invite you to our home for dinner.”
嗯 老孟说 是你主动要求 过节加班的
“Yes. Meng said you volunteered to work during the festival.”
“You really didn't need to come all this way for me; I wanted you to relax at home.”
In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, asking 'why did you bother coming' is a standard way to show affectionate concern rather than genuine annoyance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
make a trip over here
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to emphasize the physical effort someone spent traveling to a place.
originally planned to have [someone]...
Used to describe an original intention or arrangement that was disrupted or superseded.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Come back. Your legs. Hurry. What's this? I don't know.”
“We have work to do when we get back. I'm full. Finish up and let's go.”
“♪ The wind blows ♪ Come back early!”
“Let's go. Time to eat.”
“I'm happy for you going home. Really.”
“Go home and take your medicine. That will help me.”