你抽烟吗 张先生 我不抽了不抽了
“Do you smoke, Mr. Zhang? No, I don't.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Really, I want to change careers. I think your industry is good.”
你 抽烟吗 张先生 我 不抽了 不抽了
“Do you smoke, Mr. Zhang? No, I don't.”
“Come on, have one. I quit smoking years ago. Then... then let's drink.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Offering cigarettes is a classic social icebreaker in China to show respect and hospitality; repeatedly and politely declining is expected if one doesn't smoke.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no longer smoke; I don't smoke anymore
Common way to indicate you have quit smoking or politely decline an offered cigarette.
Marks a direct yes-no question inquiring about the other person's habit.
Indicates a change of state, showing that the speaker used to smoke but has stopped.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sir, smoking is not good for your health.”
“Even though I quit smoking years ago, I still understand a smoker's mindset.”
“quit smoking. I smelled smoke”
“Hello, Sir. Pardon me, but smoking is prohibited here.”
“go out for a smoke.”
“And it's not even real cigarettes.”