那天多亏有你们在场
“Thanks to your being there that day,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这是有什么事吗
“to visit us for something?”
那天 多亏有你们 在场
“Thanks to your being there that day,”
保住了中国商人的口碑
“the reputation of Chinese businessmen was saved.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reputation (口碑) and collective honor are paramount in Chinese commercial culture, where one party's conduct reflects upon the integrity of the whole community.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
thanks to; luckily because of
Placed before the subject or cause to attribute a positive outcome or crisis aversion to someone's help.
to be present on the scene
Used in formal or informal contexts to indicate physical presence at an event or incident.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Thanks to you today.”
“It's all thanks to you tonight.”
“Thank you for speaking up for me today.”
“I'm so lucky to have run into you today.”