有个问题我一直想问你
“there's a question I've been wanting to ask you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对了
“Right,”
有个问题 我 一直想问你
“there's a question I've been wanting to ask you.”
你问
“Ask away.”
“Brace yourself; this is not casual chit-chat, but something important I have hesitated to bring up.”
In Chinese communication, introducing a delicate topic with an explicit preamble softens the suddenness of the question, giving the listener emotional preparation and face-saving buffer time.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have always wanted to ask you
Used as an introductory hedge to raise the gravity of an impending question.
there is a question / I have a question
A polite and natural conversational opener used to preface an inquiry.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've been meaning to ask.”
“I have a question for you.”
“But I need to ask some questions.”
“I want to ask you a question.”