茅老师 您说笑了 我这同行同学们
“Mr. Mao, you're joking. My fellow classmates and peers”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“that you'd dump the architectural design on someone else.”
茅老师 您说 笑了 我这同行同学们
“Mr. Mao, you're joking. My fellow classmates and peers”
画了一辈子的设计图
“have spent their entire careers drawing blueprints,”
“You cannot be serious; my peers take our craft way too seriously to just hand off architectural designs to strangers.”
When addressing a senior figure (like a teacher or master), directly refuting their claims causes loss of face; saying 'you are joking' politely softens the disagreement.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
you must be joking / teasing
A polite, face-saving formula used to brush aside or soften an awkward or contentious statement made by a senior.
industry peers / fellow professionals
Refers to people sharing the same professional field or trade.
Marks the completed statement within the polite conversational formula '说笑了'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Mao. I know you're a stubborn old man.”
“Mr. Mao really is a master. Such brilliant designs.”
“Mr. Mao must be tired after that three-hour flight.”
“yet I just can't quit before meeting Mr. Mao.”
“to have Mr. Mao recommend me.”
“Ms. Mu is really your mom?”