本来我们还想 请您喝酒呢 感谢您对我们的支持
“We were gonna treat you to a drink. To thank you for your support.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
毕竟也是你们玩具厂 开业的日子
“After all, it's the grand opening of your factory.”
本来 我们还想 请您喝酒 呢 感谢 您对我们的支持
“We were gonna treat you to a drink. To thank you for your support.”
“No need. We're attending Gao Xiang's party. Same deal.”
“We respect you greatly and want to make sure you feel honored and appreciated.”
Offering to treat someone to alcohol or food is a quintessential way to grant face (gei mianzi) and express social indebtedness in Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
we originally intended to
Frequently used to express polite good intentions, even if circumstance prevented them from happening.
treat you to drinks / buy you a drink
A standard spoken Chinese gesture of hospitality, honoring someone, or expressing thanks.
thank you for your support toward us
A formal yet widespread spoken formula for acknowledging someone's help or patronizing presence.
Conveys warmth and an ongoing polite intention, softening the declarative statement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“-Let’s drink. -We'll have our share.”
“Thanks. And some people always drink,”
“let's have a drink together.”
“Thank you. This wine was recommended by a friend.”
“Let's just drink and enjoy the songs.”