刚刚都已经先签…签好了
“We already signed everything…”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
- 那个… - 厕所很漂亮
“- Well… - Nice bathroom.”
刚刚 都已经 先签… 签好了
“We already signed everything…”
“And the tea's gone cold. I can make you a fresh pot.”
“I already signed it, but I feel uneasy or unsure whether I should have done so so quickly.”
In Chinese business and formal social visits, delicate transactions often blend with polite domestic hospitality (like serving tea) to mask awkward tension.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
already signed in advance
Used when reporting that a signing or procedural action was completed beforehand to save time or preempt a request.
Marks the completion of the signing action, emphasizing the finality of the act despite the speaker's hesitation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We signed it a long time ago.”
“They've signed the agreement. I know. I'll take responsibility for this.”
“didn't your whole family sign? Yeah.”