我一直想找机会 跟你说这件事
“I've been looking for a chance to discuss it with you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没人是我的对手
“If you don't run, no one can rival me.”
我 一直想 找机会 跟你说 这件事
“I've been looking for a chance to discuss it with you.”
这不
“Well, here's the chance.”
“Brace yourself; what I'm about to tell you is serious and not an offhand remark.”
In Chinese interpersonal communication, speakers rarely deliver heavy news abruptly; they usually preface it with phrases acknowledging that they have waited for the right time to show respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to look for an opportunity
A standard phrase used when waiting for the appropriate, polite, or tactical moment to do or say something.
this matter / this thing
Refers generically to an issue already established in context or about to be revealed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“There's actually something I've been wanting to discuss with you properly.”
“I've been wanting to find a chance to talk to you,”