我们知道你的诊费很贵
“We know your consultation fee is very high,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
走
“let's go.”
我们 知道 你的 诊费 很贵
“We know your consultation fee is very high,”
“but we don't have any money right now.”
“We respect your worth, but please hear out our financial dilemma before refusing.”
Validating the high value and reputation of a professional before confessing poverty preserves their face and softens a difficult plea for help.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
medical consultation fee
A formal and common term referring to the professional fee charged by a physician or traditional Chinese doctor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“my fee is quite high.”
“They charged one yuan to register, and then kept asking me”
“In principle, it would not be appropriate for me to treat you.”
“It wouldn't even be enough to pay a doctor.”
“pretending to be sick but afraid of spending money instead. That's impossible.”
“Transportation is so expensive.”