只能跟太爷说
“I can only speak to the Old Master.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只能跟太爷说
“I can only speak to the Old Master.”
好
“Okay.”
“You are not qualified to hear this; I will only answer to the person in charge.”
In traditional Chinese family or institutional structures, vital matters are reserved exclusively for the family head or highest authority figure to handle.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
can only speak to / disclose to...
A useful construction to set informational boundaries and invoke protocol.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you should stay far away from Master. Don't drag us down.”
“Grandpa, what is not important? Skip to the later part. If there's no beginning,”
“Master.”
“Master,”
“How did the master say it?”
“He went out. You can tell me, it's the same. Yes, it's the same.”