不好意思啊 我爸妈他们都是老师 话比较多
“Sorry about that. Both my parents are teachers, so they tend to talk a lot.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
同学 你好 我叫赵琳 我是来自江西赣州的
“Hello, Xiaolan. I'm Zhao Lin. I'm from Ganzhou, Jiangxi.”
不好意思啊 我爸 妈他们都是老师 话比较多
“Sorry about that. Both my parents are teachers, so they tend to talk a lot.”
没事
“It's fine.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Teachers in Chinese society are culturally stereotyped as lecture-prone and talkative, which the speaker uses here as a humorous, relatable excuse for parental chatter.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sorry; excuse me
A soft, polite way to apologize or smooth over minor social awkwardness in daily interactions.
on the chatty side; talks quite a bit
A polite, mildly self-deprecating euphemism for being talkative without sounding overly critical.
Softens the opening apology, making the speaker sound approachable, polite, and friendly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sorry, Wanzhi. I actually didn't have time to get one.”
“Sorry, I'm in the middle of moving today,”
“I'm really sorry. That's just how my job is.”
“Sorry about that. Sorry for the trouble. Thank you.”
“I'm really sorry. I'm not quite sure what's going on either.”
“I'm sorry. She's old.”
“I'm sorry. Is it too sudden?”
“I'm sorry. My son is spoiled. Thank you.”
“Sorry, Mr. Gao. Something happened to my family a while ago. It's fine.”
“Sorry, I'll just... It's fine.”
“Sorry. I'm really anxious,”
“I'm sorry to trouble you with that.”
“I'm sorry. I got up too early this morning and couldn't help you out.”
“Excuse me, Coach Wang.”