我不好好招待招待也不太合适啊
“It wouldn't be right if I didn't treat them well.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但你说人家大老远来一趟
“They came all this way.”
我 不好 好招 待招待 也不 太合适啊
“It wouldn't be right if I didn't treat them well.”
再说了这一段发生这么多事 我怕你多心
“Besides, with so much happening lately, I was afraid you'd overthink it,”
“I have to entertain them out of courtesy, so please do not read too much into it.”
In Chinese culture, failing to host a visiting acquaintance properly causes a loss of face and breaches basic social decorum, regardless of awkward personal dynamics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to entertain or host properly
A common social collocation used when fulfilling obligations as a gracious host.
not quite appropriate
A polite, indirect hedging phrase used to express that something violates social etiquette or expectations.
Softens the assertion and seeks understanding or alignment from the listener.
