本来想去单位拜访您的
“I wanted to visit you at your office,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
想请您鉴别真假
“so I wanted to ask you to authenticate it.”
本来想去 单位 拜访您 的
“I wanted to visit you at your office,”
怕影响不好
“but I was afraid it might not look good.”
“I know the proper way to approach you, but I wanted to keep this private so neither of us gets into trouble.”
Visiting an official or expert at their formal workplace (danwei) to request a personal appraisal can arouse suspicion of bribery or impropriety, prompting people to seek discreet alternatives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally intended to
Commonly used to soften an explanation when actual actions deviate from the original polite plan.
to pay a formal visit
A respectful honorific verb used when visiting a superior, elder, or respected professional.
Used at the end of the clause to mark an assertive statement of prior fact or intention.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've always wanted to visit you and report my work.”
“how about I visit your company personally tomorrow afternoon?”
“I should've visited you ages ago.”
“We'll visit you again if anything comes up.”
“If we pay a call and he won't see us, then we'll make him invite us.”
“I should have come to pay my respects long ago”