大老远来一趟不容易
“for us to come all this way.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们老两口呢
“it's not easy”
大老远来一趟 不容易
“for us to come all this way.”
在上海呢
“This is”
“We sacrificed a lot of comfort to visit you, so appreciate our presence and be accommodating.”
In Chinese hospitality culture, highlighting the hardship of travel prompts the host to demonstrate reciprocal warmth, dutiful respect, and filial piety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
from all the way across a vast distance
Commonly used colloquially to emphasize that travel distance was exhausting or remarkable.
making the trip is no small feat
A polite or guilt-inducing reminder that visiting requires significant time, effort, and trouble.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's far and exhausting.”
“It wasn't easy to get here. Sorry for making you wait. Cui.”
“Thank you for coming all this way. It's no trouble at all. The meeting room is this way.”