这一来二去就熟了嘛
“That's how we got to know each other.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
整天在一起趴台子 闲了也打打牌
“and spent all day gambling. And we used to play cards, too.”
这 一来二去 就 熟了嘛
“That's how we got to know each other.”
不过这已经是近十年前的事了
“But that was nearly ten years ago.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese relationships (especially informal friendships) are traditionally built through habitual, low-stakes activities like playing cards, described colloquially as '一来二去'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
gradually / through repeated contacts over time
A common set phrase used to describe how a situation or relationship developed progressively through repeated back-and-forth interactions.
Indicates that the consequence is natural, obvious, or expected.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We got acquainted over time. I suppose”
“get easier with practice, you know?”
“But practice makes perfect.”