谢谢乔所 你这这么大岁数了
“Thank you, Chief Qiao. You're at this age now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
乔所 那行 乔所 没啥事人就可以领走了
“Chief Qiao. - Alright. - Chief Qiao. You can take him home now.”
谢谢 乔所 你这 这么大岁数了
“Thank you, Chief Qiao. You're at this age now.”
“It's the kids' business. Let them handle it themselves.”
“I am so sorry to make a senior official like you deal with our messy personal troubles.”
In Chinese culture, acknowledging an official's advanced age ('这么大岁数') while thanking them serves as a humble apology for causing trouble to someone who deserves rest and respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
such an advanced age; getting up there in years
Use this spoken phrase to acknowledge someone's senior age, often when showing sympathy or expressing guilt for troubling them.
Marks the current status and reinforces the degree of the elder's advanced age.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“-My father scolded him a lot when he was alive. -You're so old...”
“At his age, if something happened,”
“at your age,”
“At my age? What wouldn't I get? Well, they're not always a couple.”
“I'm old now.”
“You've got old, so take good care of yourself.”