露姑娘 我们也算是旧相识
“Miss Lu, we're old acquaintances”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
看我的
“Watch this.”
露姑娘 我们也 算是 旧相识
“Miss Lu, we're old acquaintances”
有一点小缘分 你就帮我个小忙
“and have a little connection. Just do me a small favor.”
“Since we know each other, you owe me a favor and should not turn me down.”
Invoking past connections ('旧相识') is a common communicative strategy in Chinese culture to establish rapport before requesting a favor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
can be considered as / after all counts as
A useful hedge used to loosely classify a relationship or situation in order to build common ground.
old acquaintance
A polite, slightly literary spoken term used to remind someone of a shared history or past connection.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Miss Lu, there you are.”
“Miss Lu, are you pleased with this incense?”
“Miss He, you just wait and see.”
“Are these to your liking, Miss Lu?”
“What have you got about Miss He?”
“Miss Wei, could you do me a favor?”