他连酒局都很少参加
“He rarely even attends drinking gatherings.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他这人很谨慎
“He's a very cautious man.”
他连 酒局 都很少 参加
“He rarely even attends drinking gatherings.”
你上次为啥不说呢
“Why didn't you mention it last time?”
“He is extremely disciplined and avoids risky networking altogether, making him tough to crack.”
In China, drinking banquets are prime venues for building alliances, striking illicit deals, or gathering intelligence; actively avoiding them signals deliberate, extreme caution.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
drinking gathering; dinner banquet involving alcohol
Use when referring specifically to social or business banquets where drinking alcohol is the primary medium for networking.
rarely even...
A pattern used to emphasize extreme infrequency by highlighting an unexpected minimum threshold.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“without anyone to drink with.”
“I've never really seen him get drunk.”
“I can usually hold my liquor well.”
“I usually don't drink at all. I'm used to it.”
“he can drink boldly but not much.”
“No need to do all that. He wouldn't care. As long as there's alcohol, he's fine.”