今天也差不多了 我以茶代酒 敬您一杯
“Mr. Zhu, it's getting late. Let me toast you with tea instead of wine.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
朱总
“Mr. Zhu, it's getting late.”
今天 也 差不多了 我 以茶代酒 敬您一杯
“Mr. Zhu, it's getting late. Let me toast you with tea instead of wine.”
别 别 别 是我该敬你 你是咱秦腔皇后
“No, no. I should be toasting you. You're the Queen of Qinqiang opera.”
“Let's conclude this dinner now; I can't drink alcohol, but I still want to show my highest respect to you before we part.”
Declining alcohol at formal dinners without toasting can be seen as disrespectful, so explicitly stating 'substituting tea for wine' preserves social respect and ritual propriety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
To substitute tea for wine
A crucial set phrase at Chinese banquets when declining alcohol while still participating in toast rituals.
Almost done / about time to wrap up
A polite way to indicate an event, meal, or task has reached a natural stopping point.
Marks a change of state, indicating that the meal has now reached its conclusion.
