我真会 只是太久没有滑了
“I really can skate. It's just been too long.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是
“Wait.”
我真会 只是 太久没有 滑 了
“I really can skate. It's just been too long.”
我 我也需要适应一下是吧
“I-I need to readjust too, right?”
“Don't laugh at me, I'm just rusty!”
When exposed as clumsy or unpracticed, Chinese speakers frequently blame lack of recent practice rather than lack of fundamental ability to save face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
really do know how to
Emphatic construction used to insist on one's genuine competence or skill against doubt.
haven't ... for too long
A classic framing pattern used to attribute current lack of proficiency to being rusty over time.
Marks the ongoing duration of an unfulfilled action or state of not having practiced.