说拜托帮他照顾两天
“he needs someone to look after it for a few days.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他让我把这个交给您儿子
“He asked me to give this to you for your son—”
说 拜托 帮他 照顾 两天
“he needs someone to look after it for a few days.”
好
“Okay.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Passing requests through intermediaries is a common practice in Chinese relational dynamics, relying on mutual trust and courtesy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to request a favor; please
A polite formula used when asking someone to take on a task or do a favor on your behalf.
take care of for a couple of days
A casual way to state a brief duration for looking after an object, pet, or person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Could I trouble you to look after it for a few days?”
“I can take care of him for a day or two,”
“You guys should stay with him for a couple more days. He needs company now.”
“depends on you two.”
“How about I go help out for two days?”
“Please make sure you take good care of him this time.”