果然是名不虚传
“You truly live up to your reputation.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
早就听闻桓娥楼的老板娘 国色天香 二胡技艺精湛
“I've long heard that the owner of Huan'e House is incomparably gorgeous with excellent erhu skills.”
果然是 名不虚传
“You truly live up to your reputation.”
莫非
“Sir,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using classical idioms to validate another person's reputation is a standard way to build rapport and show cultural refinement upon meeting.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to live up to one's reputation
A set idiomatic phrase (chengyu) used to praise someone or something after witnessing their skills or qualities firsthand.
as expected, indeed it is
Use this structure when reality matches previous expectations or rumors.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“truly lives up to your reputation.”
“truly lives up to its reputation.”
“truly lives up to its reputation.”
“is truly quite something.”
“Do you truly work hard without asking for anything in return as the legend says,”