中间我去问了几次 人家说 你耐心点 再等一会儿
“I asked them a few times. They told me to be patient and wait a little longer.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就没敢走
“I feared they might need me, so I didn't leave.”
中间 我去 问 了 几次 人家 说 你 耐心点 再等一会儿
“I asked them a few times. They told me to be patient and wait a little longer.”
“So I just waited in the lounge.”
“They just brushed me off and made me wait indefinitely, but I had no choice.”
In Chinese institutional or job-hunting contexts, low-status applicants often endure long, dismissive waits without daring to push back.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
be patient
A common colloquial phrase used to urge someone to calm down and wait.
wait a little while
A standard spoken expression used when requesting someone to wait momentarily.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“please wait for me a little longer. I've been busy at the stove all day.”
“I've been waiting for you for quite a while. You were too slow.”
“it may require a bit of patience.”