给你想着 帮我问问你爸
“You have my word. Ask your dad for me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
车
“Car.”
给你 想着 帮我问问 你爸
“You have my word. Ask your dad for me.”
王力
“Wang Li.”
“Do me a personal favor and find out what your father knows or can do.”
In Chinese social interaction, tapping a junior colleague or friend to approach their influential parent is a customary way to circumvent rigid administrative barriers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to keep something in mind for someone / to look out for someone
Used to signal goodwill and attentiveness toward the other person's concerns.
help me ask / inquire on my behalf
A polite, conversational formulation for requesting third-party intelligence or clarification.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Send my regards to your dad. Take care of yourselves, too.”
“How can you think that of your father?”
“thought about helping you buy gifts for your parents or visit them.”
“about choosing a boyfriend, okay?”
“Convincing your dad”
“you and my dad can remarry.”