还有我听说 老太太总去麻烦你
“I also heard my mother always asks you for help.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
跑跑腿的事
“It's not a big deal.”
还有 我听说 老太太总去 麻烦你
“I also heard my mother always asks you for help.”
她年龄大了没分寸 你该拒绝就拒绝
“She did these inappropriately because she's aged. You can refuse her as you want.”
“You don't need to keep doing her favors out of politeness; please stand up for yourself.”
Elderly Chinese relatives frequently rely on younger acquaintances for small favors, which younger people often tolerate out of deference, prompting mutual friends to step in and grant explicit permission to refuse.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
bother you; trouble you
A core polite collocation used either to apologize for inconveniencing someone or to describe someone repeatedly imposing on others.
also, I heard that...
A conversational transition marker used to introduce a potentially sensitive topic in a casual, softened way.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I heard the old folks in the village say”
“Old Madam! Old Madam, I've been wronged! Go!”
“To an old woman like me, what is there to say?”
“I simply came to visit directly. Please don't take offense, Old Madam Gu.”
“You old woman. We didn't spend all these years out there -making a living for nothing! -What did you call me?”
“You old woman.”