有失远迎 有失远迎 这是李镇长 镇长
“Our warmest welcome. This is Mayor Li. Mayor?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
解镇长 又见面了
“Mr. Xie. We meet again.”
有失远迎 有失远迎 这是 李镇长 镇长
“Our warmest welcome. This is Mayor Li. Mayor?”
“This is Zhang, our publicity staff. Are you crazy? Sorry.”
“Welcome! Please excuse any apparent lack of hospitality on our part.”
In Chinese officialdom and business culture, using classical set-phrases to apologize for greeting delays shows deep humility and grants face to the visitor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
excuse me for not going out to meet you (formal courteous formula)
A highly formal, classical polite set-phrase used when greeting important guests or leaders upon their arrival.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you should stay far away from Master. Don't drag us down.”
“Staying away is the best decision.”
“Take him far away.”
“and take you and the baby”
“We remembered that we have an uncle in the Li Sect,”
“I was far away from you. Even if I told you, it'd only make you worried.”