府尹若不嫌弃的话 赏脸尝尝
“If you don't disdain it, please try some.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
府尹 下官新婚 今日拙荆特意备了炙羊肉
“Prefect, I am newly married. Today, my wife specially prepared grilled lamb.”
府尹若 不嫌弃 的话 赏脸尝尝
“If you don't disdain it, please try some.”
不是在下自夸啊 内子的手艺 还是不错的
“Not to boast, but my wife's cooking is quite decent.”
“Please accept my offering and show me some favor.”
Traditional Chinese etiquette requires speakers to diminish their own offerings while exalting the listener's status, framing an invitation as an honor bestowed upon the host.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if you do not mind / if it does not displease you
A polite formula used when offering something modest to a superior or guest.
to bestow face; to honor someone with one's presence or acceptance
A high-formality honorific used to request a superior or esteemed person's participation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Prefect Mo, such a hasty dismissal probably violates protocol.”
“You're quite busy.”
“The Prefect calls. Go.”
“You're new here, so you don't know.”
“Prefect, everything's ready. We can set off at any time.”
“I increasingly fail to understand what our new prefect is thinking.”