当然 我们也搭了把手 搬了搬大家具什么的
“Of course, we lent a hand too, helping move some large furniture.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你可讨了房好太太
“You married a good wife.”
当然 我们也搭了把手 搬了搬大家具 什么的
“Of course, we lent a hand too, helping move some large furniture.”
远亲不如近邻嘛
“A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin.”
“We just helped out a little as good neighbors should; it was no big deal.”
Traditional Chinese community culture places great importance on helping neighbors with heavy chores to foster mutual bonds, summarized by the proverb 'a close neighbor is better than a distant relative'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lent a helping hand
A colloquial northern idiom used when casually describing offering a quick physical favor or assistance.
large furniture and things like that
Use '什么的' at the end of lists to colloquially convey 'and stuff like that' or 'etcetera'.
