我与楚大哥是旧相识
“He and I go way back.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我希望我能常来
“I hope I may come here often.”
我与楚 大哥 是 旧相识
“He and I go way back.”
我们情同手足
“We are as close as family.”
“You can trust me and let me come around because I go way back with him.”
Invoking a close bond or longstanding friendship with a trusted third party is a standard social strategy to build trust and legitimize one's presence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
old acquaintance; longtime friend
A slightly classical or formal term used to describe someone you have known for a long time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“getting to meet He.”
“Your ties with Chu He were true as well.”
“I shall clear your name.”
“did you borrow money from Mr. Chu? [Love Debt]”
“I gave Chu Zhao my word.”
“I had a discussion with Chu Chu”