我今天正好是跟周媚 约了吃饭谈事情
“I happened to have dinner with Zhou Mei tonight to discuss some matters.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If anything had escalated, he'd know how to handle it.”
我 今天 正好 是跟周媚 约了 吃饭 谈事情
“I happened to have dinner with Zhou Mei tonight to discuss some matters.”
你看
“Look,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese business culture, dining together is a primary medium for relationship-building and resolving negotiations in an informal setting.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just happens to be
Common marker used to introduce a timely coincidence or convenient timing.
arranged a meal to talk business
A quintessential Chinese business practice where official negotiations happen over dining.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let's wait for Zhou Mei. Ask her where she is. Okay.”
“But right now, it is Zhou Mei, not someone else.”
“If not Zhou Mei, it would've been someone else.”
“have you met Zhou Mei's boyfriend?”
“I'm sorry to ask Zhou Mei to call you over after work.”
“this is a show Zhou Mei has always wanted to see. I couldn't even get tickets.”