都是身为子民的分内之事罢了
“It's my responsibility as a citizen.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Please don't mention it, Your Highness.”
都是身为子民的 分内之事 罢了
“It's my responsibility as a citizen.”
燕某还有一事 九妹妹
“There's one more thing— Wan!”
“Please do not treat this as a personal favor; I am simply observing proper hierarchy and duty.”
Chinese cultural values dictate that one should never boast about deeds done for superiors; framing contributions as standard duty preserves modesty and avoids political missteps.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
one's duty / within one's responsibility
Use this idiomatic chunk to politely downplay help you provided by framing it as your expected obligation.
merely / that's all
A phrase final particle indicating that something is of little importance or just the way it is.
Functions in '罢了' to mark a minimizing conclusion, softening the speaker's claim to virtue.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“these are all within my duties.”
“I'm saying, do what we're supposed to do”
“These were merely my duty.”
“The delivery is part of my duty.”