对了 爸 到时候你和凌爸 去看一下呀
“Well, dad, you may go with Mr. Ling to have a look.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I redecorated it. It'll be open in two days.”
对了 爸 到时候 你和凌爸 去看一下 呀
“Well, dad, you may go with Mr. Ling to have a look.”
其实我本来 想给你们一个惊喜
“In fact, I wanted to give you a surprise.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Children often feel a profound obligation and pride in having their parents witness their milestones and entrepreneurial accomplishments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
by the way
A conversational transition marker used to bring up a new or suddenly remembered topic.
when the time comes / at that time
Used to refer flexibly to a future time when a planned event occurs.
Softens the imperative suggestion into a warm, gentle invitation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Are you moving back to Mr. Ling's place?”
“I'll make it for dad and Mr. Ling when I master it.”
“Don't look at it. Hurry and call your Father Ling. Let him come back as soon as he can.”
“Don't marry a man like my Father Ling.”
“Mr. Ling, if you feel envious that my dad has a friend like this, you can find one too.”
“Mr. Ling, you're even more wordy than my dad is!”