是想聊一聊我们俩的事
“to talk about us.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们俩这次来
“We came here today”
是 想 聊一聊 我们俩 的 事
“to talk about us.”
你们俩的事啊
“About you two?”
“Let's be direct and settle what is going on between us.”
In Chinese culture, personal romantic relationships or private conflicts are frequently referred to obliquely as 'our matters' rather than directly labeled.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have a chat; to talk over
A common reduplicated verb construction used to soften the tone when initiating a conversation.
the matter between the two of us; our relationship
A euphemistic and idiomatic spoken phrase frequently referring to romance, marriage, or personal conflict.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We haven't had a proper talk about us yet.”
“What's there to chat?”
“I want to talk about us”
“We can work this out.”
“Enough personal talk. Let's talk about”
“We both discussed this.”
“Can we have a proper talk?”
“Our issues are between us.”
“I've already figured it out. We'll hold up a big sign”
“I want to talk about something personal.”