圣上见了我就心烦 我可不要留下讨嫌
“His Majesty gets annoyed just seeing me. I'm not staying.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
晚上留下吃饭吧 我让他们做了羊肉 圣上也会来
“Stay for dinner tonight. I had them make lamb. His Majesty will come too.”
圣上见了我就 心烦 我 可不要 留下 讨嫌
“His Majesty gets annoyed just seeing me. I'm not staying.”
赐婚的事 圣上已经示意 先搁置不提了
“As for your marriage, His Majesty is letting the matter drop.”
“I know he dislikes me, and I would rather avoid the trouble and humiliation entirely.”
In Chinese etiquette, blaming one's own unwelcome status is a classic way to decline an invitation without insulting the host.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to invite annoyance; to be a nuisance
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to self-deprecatingly decline an invitation or step back from an awkward social situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your Majesty. You saw it.”
“Your Majesty, because that man already had a severe stomach illness.”
“His Majesty came in fury today”
“Isn't it time for the Emperor to meet the talent I hired?”
“Your Majesty, what's that over there?”
“His Majesty did this for the bigger picture.”