我还有工作要处理 我先不吃了 到饭点了
“I have work to do. Next time. But it's mealtime, anyway.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
做一手好菜
“Our cook makes excellent food.”
我 还有 工作 要 处理 我先 不吃了 到饭点了
“I have work to do. Next time. But it's mealtime, anyway.”
你哪儿都是吃
“But it's mealtime, anyway.”
“I need an excuse to leave right now, and work is the easiest justification.”
In Chinese culture, declining shared food can seem hurtful to the cook; citing urgent work is universally accepted as a respectful and blameless excuse.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I won't eat for now / I'll pass on food for now
A polite and direct way to decline eating without ruling out eating later.
it is mealtime
Used colloquially to note that it's time for lunch or dinner.
Signals change of situation, indicating the arrival of mealtime and the change in personal eating intention.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I won't have breakfast. I have to get prepared now.”
“It's okay. You guys eat. I'll get going first. I have something to take care of later.”