三文钱 郎君放在药箱就可以 留步
“Three cents. Leave it in my medicine box. Please stay.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“until we are done. You're alright. This is enough.”
三文钱 郎君放在药箱 就可以 留步
“Three cents. Leave it in my medicine box. Please stay.”
还有位病人在等你
“There's another patient waiting for you.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional etiquette dictates that a host must escort a guest out; saying '留步' (stay your steps) is the guest's obligatory polite formula to relieve the host of that duty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
please don't bother to see me out; stay where you are
A standard, elegant set phrase used upon departure to politely prevent the host from escorting you to the door.
it will suffice to... / just... will do
A polite, soft instruction telling the interlocutor what simple action is needed without imposing a strict command.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My lord, have some medicine.”
“Madam, sir, what brings you here?”
“Dalang, it's time to take your medicine.”
“Three wen for one, and 5 wen for 2.”
“but I can only give you one tael and five mace.”
“You must tell the physician everything.”