在金川过节 所以顺便来 拜访你一下
“This year, we're celebrating Chinese New Year in Jinchuan, so we dropped by to visit you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也是晚晚的爸爸妈妈 我老听她提你 正好今年呢
“We're also Wan's parents. She often talks about you. This year, we're celebrating”
在金川 过节 所以 顺便 来 拜访 你一下
“This year, we're celebrating Chinese New Year in Jinchuan, so we dropped by to visit you.”
你可能不知道 这里 是我们神骅的地产
“You may not know that this place belongs to Shenhua Group.”
“I wanted to see you, but I'm framing it as an incidental drop-in so you do not feel overwhelmed.”
Chinese social etiquette frequently downplays deliberate visits as merely 'convenient' (顺便) to alleviate social burden and preserve comfort for the host.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
celebrate a festival / spend the holidays
Commonly used to describe spending time during major traditional or public holidays.
incidentally / in passing / by the way
Used to soften requests or visits by presenting them as convenient rather than burdensome.
pay a formal visit / call on someone
A polite and respectful verb indicating visiting an elder, superior, or respected acquaintance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I heard you've never left Jinchuan your whole life.”
“(It's even become a tourist attraction.)”
“My son bought a place in Jinchuan. We all went to see it.”
“However, ever since she came to Jinchuan,”
“We'll flood the streets of Jinchuan with your booths.”
“We dealt with Cao Jinchuan very well.”