但今日王某有要事 要请叶三郎出门一叙
“But today I must ask Master Wenshen out for a word about an urgent matter.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Well... It's Madam Ye's birthday. Forgive me for being late.”
但今日王某有要事 要请叶三郎 出门一叙
“But today I must ask Master Wenshen out for a word about an urgent matter.”
叶文申
“Ye Wenshen! Ye Wenshen, stop there!”
“Pardon the intrusion on this celebration, but I need you outside right now for urgent business.”
Using one's surname followed by 'mou' (e.g., Wang mou) is a classical, humble self-reference that maintains dignified formality while showing decorum at social gatherings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have urgent or important business
A polite, standard way in formal Chinese to indicate that pressing business requires attention.
step outside for a private chat
A classical, cultured phrase used to request a discrete discussion outside the current venue.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“that she could settle things with Lai San and return to her hometown smoothly.”
“together with the Ye family's young master.”
“I plan to arrest everyone in the Ye family.”
“Officer, Hu Sanyuan is the one responsible for the accident. He must be dealt with severely!”
“He thinks that with Uncle San's protection, he's untouchable.”
“Then... could it be because the Ye family was stripped of their title”