我决定我勉强屈尊 我去一趟 周日
“I'll give you the honor of having me over for dinner on Sunday.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们不是老想请我 去你们家吃饭吗 我想好了
“You asked me many times to dine with your dad. I've made up my mind.”
我决定我 勉强屈尊 我去 一趟 周日
“I'll give you the honor of having me over for dinner on Sunday.”
正好看看孟叔
“I want to visit Uncle Meng.”
“I'd love to come over, but I'm going to pretend you're lucky to have me.”
Close friends or romantic partners in China often use exaggerated, high-status classical diction ironically to establish affectionate teasing and mask eagerness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
reluctantly; grudgingly; to force oneself
Used literally for unwilling actions, or ironically among close friends to feign reluctance.
to condescend; to deign; to humble oneself
A highly formal classical idiom here used self-deprecatingly and sarcastically among intimates.
to make a trip over; to go once
Common everyday phrase meaning to go to a location for a specific purpose.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You've barely made it past me.”
“I won't force her to accept me anymore.”
“If you feel forced and want to back out,”
“In that case, I'll reluctantly agree.”
“If you think she's not the right person, I'll reject her.”
“He won't force me to marry him? What did I tell you?”