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“your stay is on the house. On the house?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若您二位能提供一个精彩的故事
“If you two can offer us a good one,”
小店 免费招待 免费？
“your stay is on the house. On the house?”
那不错
“That sounds good.”
“Wait, did you really just say it's completely free?”
Using self-effacing prefixes like 'xiao' (small/humble) to refer to one's own property or establishment is a classic Chinese politeness strategy to show modesty toward patrons.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
complimentary service or hosting
A common formal or polite business phrase used by shopkeepers, hoteliers, or restaurants offering hospitality free of charge.
my humble shop
A traditional humble self-referential term used by small business owners or innkeepers when speaking to guests.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Our dorm and canteen are free. Only you need to pay.”
“I wined and dined them hard,”
“It wouldn't be right if I didn't treat them well.”
“Sorry, there's not much to offer you.”
“Mr. Huang said we can eat and stay here as we want.”
“not for us to entertain.”