刚下手术 正准备去呢
“I just finished a surgery. I was just about to go.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
吃过饭了吗
“Have you eaten?”
刚下手术 正准备去呢
“I just finished a surgery. I was just about to go.”
“Come on, let's go. Let's go to the cafeteria together. Wait a moment.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Asking whether someone has eaten is a standard polite social greeting among colleagues in China, often paving the way for dining together.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just finished / came out of surgery
Hospital jargon used by surgeons and medical staff to denote completing an operation.
just about to / planning to
Useful conversational pattern indicating an immediate upcoming action.
Indicates an ongoing or imminent state, softening the tone of the update.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now let's just hope the surgery goes smoothly.”
“He was scheduled for surgery in a couple of days. But he suddenly saw that video of Shen Xing,”
“I'll have the surgery by the end of the month.”
“He just finished the surgery. He's still under the effects of the anesthesia. But he insisted on coming here.”
“The surgery's done. People from the company already visited her this morning.”
“When the surgery is over, don't leave him unattended.”