老婆 今晚突然有个应酬 你早点休息
“Honey, I was suddenly invited to a business dinner tonight. Get some rest early.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
项目进行得这么顺利 是不是应该给我点奖励呀
“The project is going so smoothly. Don't you think I deserve a little reward?”
老婆 今晚 突然 有个 应酬 你早点休息
“Honey, I was suddenly invited to a business dinner tonight. Get some rest early.”
我刚刚看到外面还有很多人在等
“I just saw many people still waiting outside.”
“Don't wait up for me or get mad, I'm stuck attending mandatory work drinks tonight.”
In Chinese business culture, evening banquets with clients or superiors are often considered mandatory extensions of work that spouses are expected to tolerate.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have a social obligation or business dinner
A very common euphemism used to describe mandatory or quasi-mandatory professional drinking/dining events outside work hours.
go to bed early / rest early
A caring, standard closing phrase used with close friends or family to encourage resting without waiting up.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“come with me to a business dinner.”
“You've been running around all night.”
“I'm hosting the dinner tonight.”
“Thank you for your hospitality tonight”
“I worked half the night just so I could see you today.”
“I worked half the night just so I could see you today.”