这事情也是我想告诉周媚的
“It's also something I want to tell Zhou Mei.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我想问你一个事情
“I want to ask you something.”
这事情 也是 我 想告诉 周媚 的
“It's also something I want to tell Zhou Mei.”
你说
“Go ahead.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Showing that both parties already share the impulse to communicate about an issue helps build common ground before revealing delicate news.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
also what I wanted to / coincides with my intention
Useful for indicating mutual intent or agreeing that a topic needs to be addressed.
Nominalizes the verb phrase and emphasizes certainty and established intention.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This actually has nothing to do with Zhou Mei.”
“Lawyer Bei introduced me to Zhou Mei.”
“If not Zhou Mei, it would've been someone else.”
“I know about this.”
“I happened to have dinner with Zhou Mei tonight to discuss some matters.”
“Say, Mr. Zhou. Could you please do me a favor?”