好 劳烦顾司直跑一趟万州
“Yes, ask him to make a trip to Wanzhou.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不如我飞书顾司直 让他去万州查查
“should I send a letter to Prosecutor Gu and have him investigate in Wanzhou?”
好 劳烦 顾司直 跑一趟 万州
“Yes, ask him to make a trip to Wanzhou.”
不过不光要查夏十三 还有裴愈
“Besides Xia Shisan, look into Pei Yu too.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Even when superior officials or colleagues assign difficult tasks, traditional courtesy terms like 'laofan' soften the command into a respectful request.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to trouble someone to do something
A polite, respectful formula used when requesting or directing someone to perform a laborious duty.
make a trip / go somewhere in person
A standard colloquial and administrative idiom meaning to physically travel somewhere to handle an errand or mission.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If so, could you make a trip for me?”
“Perhaps you could take a trip there yourself,”
“I will have to trouble you to keep an eye on him.”
“I really feel bad for Man-bok.”
“or I'll just annoy you.”
“are you really running back to your hometown in the country? Don't listen to Wanfu trying to scare you.”