多谢你救了叔祖一命 分内之事 何须言谢
“Thank you for saving my great-uncle. As I should. No need for thanks.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
暂且也没什么发现
“No discoveries so far.”
多谢 你救了叔祖一命 分内之事 何须 言谢
“Thank you for saving my great-uncle. As I should. No need for thanks.”
寿宴之上 出现这种事最易滋生事端
“At a birthday banquet, such incidents could easily stir up trouble.”
“Do not treat this as a personal debt between us; I was merely fulfilling my obligation.”
Chinese etiquette emphasizes that fulfilling moral or communal duties should not be treated as a transaction of personal favors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a matter within one's duty; part of one's responsibility
A polite formula used to decline praise or gratitude when you performed a necessary task.
why mention thanks; no need to thank me
An elegant, semi-classical set phrase for deflecting gratitude among respected peers or family.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Liu, thank you for this matter.”
“Thanks for saving me earlier.”
“Thank you, Uncle. Thank you, Uncle. Um, Xiaorou,”
“By killing a Xie descendant, will you answer to our ancestors?”