咱俩先叙叙旧 叙
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我可是天天盼着你来呀 葛师长和张团长马上就到
咱俩 先 叙叙旧 叙
对了 行李和住处都安顿好了 一切妥当
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Sharing past memories is an essential relational mechanism in Chinese culture to quickly re-establish trust and intimacy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to reminisce about old times
A very standard collocation used when meeting friends or acquaintances after a long separation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What's there for us three to catch up about?”
“Should we catch up first or get down to business?”
“We'll catch up on old times. Alright.”