这杯酒 我敬言大人 且慢
“With this cup of baijiu, I toast to you, Lord Yan. Hold on.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我愿意为此一试
“I'm willing to give it a try.”
这杯酒 我敬言大人 且慢
“With this cup of baijiu, I toast to you, Lord Yan. Hold on.”
诸位
“Everyone,”
“I offer my respect to you—wait, stop before anyone drinks!”
Raising a cup to toast someone specifically is a deliberate act of public respect and social alignment; interrupting a toast is an act of high dramatic stakes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to propose a toast / to honor someone with a drink
The standard protocol for honoring superiors, guests, or partners during formal Chinese banquet settings.
hold on / wait a moment / not so fast
A classical, dramatic interjection used to halt an impending action abruptly in formal or historical registers.