希望您能帮我 你既然认识寻涯
“I hope you can do me this favor. Since you know Xunya,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
希望您能帮我 你 既然 认识 寻涯
“I hope you can do me this favor. Since you know Xunya,”
“that makes you sort of a friend of mine.”
“Since we have a mutual friend, please do me this favor for their sake.”
Invoking a mutual acquaintance ('since you know X') is a standard pragmatic strategy in Chinese culture to bridge social distance and activate reciprocal social obligations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since / given that
A subordinating conjunction used to introduce a known premise or shared fact that justifies the main request or conclusion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't Xunya come pick it up himself? [Receipt]”
“Are you guys Xunya and Yuanyuan?”
“Well, you find around for me,”
“You came here to seek my help, didn't you?”
“I'm here for you. You're the one I need. - Why so formal? - Here for me?”
“I searched everywhere but failed. I never thought”