但是我们这有点远
“But we're pretty far away.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Anda Hotel on Hu'an Road. I'll wait for you here.”
但是我们这有点远
“But we're pretty far away.”
“I don't care if you're on Mount Huaguo or in the Water Curtain Cave,”
“That's way too far for us; could we meet somewhere closer?”
Stating that somewhere is 'a bit far' serves as a subtle indirect refusal or request for alternative arrangements without saying an outright 'no'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a bit far
A common way to soften complaints about excessive distance.
but / however
Standard conjunction to pivot toward an objection or contrasting fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But it's still a bit of a distance.”
“We were just one step too late.”
“I just assume there's still a long, long way to go.”
“but we still ended up missing each other.”
“This place is quite far from the city center.”