有个不情之请
“a favor to ask...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老妇
“I have...”
有个 不情之请
“a favor to ask...”
昨晚的事
“Last night...”
“I know I am imposing, but I really need your help with this.”
Chinese politeness etiquette often relies on self-deprecating prefaces to minimize imposition and give the other person face before making a request.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
an ungracious or presumptuous request
A highly formal idiom used as a humble preface before asking someone for a significant or awkward favor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“have a request.”
“I have another humble favor to ask.”
“I have a request. Go ahead.”
“have one more thing to ask.”
“I have one more small request.”