我们小城市来的 粗手粗脚惯了
“Coming from a small town, we tend to be a bit clumsy.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“aren't antiques or cultural relics, are they?”
我们小城市来的 粗手粗脚 惯了
“Coming from a small town, we tend to be a bit clumsy.”
“We can't risk breaking anything we can't afford.”
“Please keep these delicate things away from me because I cannot afford to replace them if they break.”
Lowering one's status by citing rustic origins serves as a face-saving strategy and preemptive defense against social embarrassment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
clumsy / heavy-handed
An idiomatic four-character expression used colloquially to describe lack of delicate motor skills or finesse.
Indicates a settled state or habitual condition that has become second nature.