我是虚长三千多岁
“I'm over 3,000 years older.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是
“You're right.”
我是 虚长 三千多岁
“I'm over 3,000 years older.”
那又如何
“So what?”
“I may be thousands of years older, but do not think that gives you an advantage over me.”
Phrases like '虚长' (empty growth in years) reflect traditional modesty where one depreciates one's own achievements or age to show respect, even during confrontations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be older by (a polite and self-deprecating way to state one's age advantage)
Used in traditional or formal contexts to politely state that you are older than someone else without sounding boastful.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I am much older than I look”
“I'm not young anymore.”
“you'd grow up so fast”
“than Cai Pingshu.”
“I'm all grown up now,”
“-My father scolded him a lot when he was alive. -You're so old...”