我与洛叔还有很多事情要做
“Uncle Luo and I still have a lot to do.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一个时辰之后 大酺开席
“In two hours, the Grand Festival begins.”
我与洛叔 还有很多事情要做
“Uncle Luo and I still have a lot to do.”
跟我回去见圣上
“Come back with me to see His Majesty.”
“I am too busy with urgent matters to go with you right now.”
In Chinese hierarchical communication, citing unfinished duties or business is a common, face-saving way to resist or delay obeying a superior's summons.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still have a lot of things to do
A versatile formula for politely refusing requests or justifying staying behind.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“that we are doing our part.”
“lately, you and Mr. Chen have been much more tired than I am.”
“please help me keep it a secret, Mr. Zhao.”
“I will stay in Lucheng with my teacher”
“Hui's dad and I talked it over.”
“Then Lu found me.”