我也戒了好几年了
“I also quit smoking years ago,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Captain Tie, have a cigarette. I don't smoke.”
我也 戒了 好几年 了
“I also quit smoking years ago,”
但是呢
“but...”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Offering cigarettes is a widespread male bonding ritual in Chinese social and work contexts; citing long-term quitting is the most universally respected, polite way to refuse without causing loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
quit; given up (a habit like smoking or drinking)
Commonly paired with habits such as smoking, drinking, or gambling to signify successful abstinence.
several years; quite a few years
An emphatic expression indicating a substantial duration of time.
Indicates a change of state and continuing duration since the habit was given up.
