我们也到了没一会儿
“We haven't been here long either.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
迟到一点 抱歉
“So I'm a bit late. My apologies.”
我们也 到了 没一会儿
“We haven't been here long either.”
再说呢
“Besides,”
“Do not worry about being late; it was no trouble at all.”
In Chinese social etiquette, telling a late arrival that you just arrived yourself is a standard polite lie designed to preserve the other party's face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only a short while; not long
A colloquial northern expression used to indicate that very little time has passed.
Indicates a completed arrival state and grounds the timeline.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but we're running out of time.”
“It's the last quarter. You're hopeless.”
“Don't just stand there watching the fun later.”
“Because in a moment, the show is about to start. Okay?”