店里面人手够的 都能帮上忙
“We have plenty of hands at the shop— we can all help out.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有什么需要 尽管说
“If you need anything, just say it.”
店里面 人手够 的 都能 帮上忙
“We have plenty of hands at the shop— we can all help out.”
对 别跟你白姐客气
“Right. Don't hesitate to ask our Sis Bai for help.”
“Do not hesitate to ask us for help; it really is not an inconvenience.”
In Chinese social etiquette, recipients of help often feel guilty about troubling others (mafan). Offering parties deliberately emphasize their surplus resources ('we have plenty of people') so the receiver feels comfortable accepting without loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have enough hands; sufficient manpower
Standard conversational phrase used in work or domestic contexts to describe staffing capacity.
be of help; lend a useful hand
Common collocation when offering or acknowledging assistance.
Affirms the fact of having enough manpower, adding an assuring and persuasive tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you can go help out.”
“We're short-handed.”
“and we're short-staffed,”
“I'm sure it's tough working alone. Should I get someone else to go with you?”
“The shop right now isn't big enough?”
“The shop is a bit busy right now.”