您准备的宴席自然很好
“The banquet you prepared is excellent, of course.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
杜董 您客气了
“You are too kind, Chairman Du.”
您准备的宴席 自然很好
“The banquet you prepared is excellent, of course.”
只不过可惜 大部分来宾 都不是冲着吃来的
“It's just a pity that most guests didn't come for the food.”
“The food is great, but that's completely beside the point of why people are actually attending.”
Chinese banquets are rarely about eating; they are stages for networking and power negotiations. Praising the food first preserves the host's face before addressing political realities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the banquet/feast prepared
A formal collocation referring to celebratory or official banquets hosted for guests.
is naturally very good / goes without saying that it is fine
Often used as a concessionary premise before pivoting with a contrastive marker like 'but'.
