这么说荣哥儿是回来了
“So Rong is back?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He just went straight to the Qifang Hutong Academy.”
这么说 荣 哥儿 是 回来了
“So Rong is back?”
“Then why didn't he think of coming to see us first? Whose idea was this?”
“So he is back, yet he did not come home to pay respects to his elders first.”
In Chinese domestic culture, returning travelers must pay respects to household matriarchs/elders before going elsewhere; bypassing home violates filial etiquette.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so that means / in that case / so you mean to say
A handy transitional discourse marker used to summarize or draw a logical conclusion from prior statements.
young master / boy
An affectionate historical or traditional kin-term suffix used by family members or household servants to refer to young boys.
Marks the realization of a new situation or state of affairs that requires immediate attention.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't you bring Rong back with you?”
“Rong, are you alright? Thank goodness you're back! You're safe now.”
“saying Master Gu had been seized.”
“Jinrong's fate hangs by a thread. Mind yourselves,”
“Besides, Rong did return to the capital.”
“Why can't Rong go there?”