多亏你带我来这儿啊 要不然我都没法跟他搭上线
“thanks for bringing me here. Otherwise, I wouldn't even have a connection with him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老肖
“Xiao,”
多亏你 带我来 这儿啊 要不然 我都 没法 跟他 搭上线
“thanks for bringing me here. Otherwise, I wouldn't even have a connection with him.”
“A huge favor like this can't be thanked enough. I'll repay you someday.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese social etiquette, intermediaries play an essential role in bridging social networks ('搭线'), creating a moral obligation of gratitude and mutual favors ('人情').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
thanks to; luckily owing to
Commonly placed at the beginning of a clause to attribute a positive outcome to someone's help.
to establish contact with; to get in touch with someone
A colloquial idiom used when networking or connecting with someone who is usually difficult to reach.
Softens the opening declaration and adds emotional warmth to the expression of thanks.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Thanks to you. Thank you. It's nothing.”
“It's still thanks to you. It has nothing to do with me.”
“it was thanks to you again.”
“Thanks to you today.”
“Good thing you suggested Teresa Li.”
“Thanks to him,”