不知道你方不方便 代为归还
“I was wondering if you could return it for me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Mr. Pei left his lunch box here before.”
不知道 你 方不方便 代为归还
“I was wondering if you could return it for me.”
“Mr. Pei probably doesn't need this lunch box back.”
“I don't want to see him directly, so could you take care of this for me?”
Using an intermediary to return items to a superior minimizes direct awkwardness and avoids unwanted personal encounters.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I wonder if it is convenient for you
A standard courteous formula to frame requests without sounding demanding.
to return on someone's behalf
A slightly formal collocation used when delegating the return of borrowed or left-behind items.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Then we'll return them ourselves.”
“You can go to them if I don't pay you back.”
“Or I'll come for it. Wrong number.”
“I must make her pay.”
“You'll pay it back. It's not a gift. Don't overthink it.”
“Please spare me.”