小李总已经喝得差不多了 叫代驾吧 好 不是
“Mr. Li Jr. is almost done. Call a designated driver. Sure. No.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
旭明
“Xuming.”
小李总 已经 喝得差不多了 叫代驾 吧 好 不是
“Mr. Li Jr. is almost done. Call a designated driver. Sure. No.”
我还能喝 我没事 能喝 肯定没事 来 陪您
“I can still drink. I'm fine. I know. You're fine. Come. Let me drink with you.”
“He's drunk; let's cut him off and get him home safely before he makes a scene.”
Saying someone has had 'enough' (差不多) rather than calling them 'drunk' (醉了) protects their dignity in professional socializing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
has had just about enough to drink / tipsy enough
A polite, face-saving euphemism used to describe someone who is drunk without causing embarrassment.
call a designated driver
A very common modern Chinese practice where professional drivers are hired via mobile apps to drive a customer's car home.
Softens the proposal to call a designated driver into a gentle, consensus-seeking suggestion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Tell the designated driver to drive slowly.”
“Hello? Did you order a designated driver? Please wait a moment.”
“Mr. Xiao, would you like me to call a designated driver for you?”
“Besides, no matter how hard we work, it's not as hard as your driving. I really didn't expect”
“Didn't you enjoy doing rideshare driving? Go do that. Experiencing life. Exactly.”
“Mr. Li Jr., are you sure you don't want me to follow you?”