你不 不吃了 不和我们一起 我不吃了 我吃过了
“You're not eating? Not joining us? I already ate.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“And this, I brought it specially for you guys. Remember to eat it tonight. I'm heading back.”
你不 不吃了 不和 我们一起 我不吃了 我吃过了
“You're not eating? Not joining us? I already ate.”
还得赶稿子呢
“I still need to work on my manuscript.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Stating that one has already eaten is the standard face-saving convention in Chinese to decline food without making the giver feel rejected.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I've already eaten
A universal and polite way to decline food or an invitation to dine without offending the host.
Marks a change of state in the refusal and indicates the completion of eating.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm good. I'm full already.”
“If you don't eat first, I won't eat. Then how about we eat together?”
“If they don't eat it, that's their loss. Let's dig in!”
“If you don't mind, why don't we eat together?”