那 那你们先聊 我去给你们切点水果
“Well, you talk first. I'll go cut some fruit for you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那 那你们 先聊 我去 给你 们 切点水果
“Well, you talk first. I'll go cut some fruit for you.”
“This is too uncomfortable for me; I'll step away and pretend to be busy with snacks.”
Preparing fruit or tea is not only a host's social duty in Chinese culture but also an established polite exit strategy to flee tense or awkward conversations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
you guys go ahead and talk first
Standard polite formula used to step away from an ongoing conversation without being rude.
cut some fruit
A prototypical domestic gesture of hospitality across Chinese households.