麻烦你了 让你专程跑一趟
“Thank you for making this trip here.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我想跟这儿借点运气
“So I wanted to borrow a bit of luck from this place.”
麻烦你了 让你 专程跑一趟
“Thank you for making this trip here.”
不麻烦
“Not at all.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese politeness involves framing another's helpful actions as an inconvenience ('trouble') to the other person, demonstrating deep consideration.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sorry to trouble you; thank you for your help
Essential conversational formula used both before asking for a favor and after receiving assistance.
make a special trip in person
Colloquial and polite phrase acknowledging that someone traveled exclusively for a specific matter.
Marks the completed state of causing trouble, cementing the polite expression of gratitude.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Thanks for coming over here.”
“Sorry for bothering you to come here.”
“Sorry to have you come all the way down here.”
“Thank you for coming to see me.”