来都来了吃顿饭再走呗 说了在工作呢
“Since you're here, stay for a meal. I'm working.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
太好了 谢了
“Perfect! Thanks.”
来都来了 吃顿饭 再 走呗 说了 在 工作 呢
“Since you're here, stay for a meal. I'm working.”
一顿饭又不耽误
“One meal won't hinder anything.”
“I appreciate your visit and must offer a meal, but duty calls.”
A deeply rooted cultural phrase representing fatalistic acceptance or sunk-cost persuasion to make the most of an opportunity once an effort has been made.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since you're already here / as long as you're here anyway
A quintessential Chinese sunk-cost rationale used to persuade someone to participate or stay.
have a meal before you leave
Standard host hospitality expression used to prevent a guest from leaving abruptly.
Softens a suggestion while implying it is the obvious or natural course of action.
Emphasizes an ongoing action or state to reinforce the validity of an excuse.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We have work to do when we get back. I'm full. Finish up and let's go.”
“Wait, why don't you have a meal before you leave? There's no time.”