茅老师 坐了三个小时的飞机 应该也挺累的
“Mr. Mao must be tired after that three-hour flight.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
应该送周诚回律所 也绕不了多少路
“Zhou Cheng to the law firm from the airport. It wouldn't have been much of a detour.”
茅老师 坐了三个小时的飞机 应该 也 挺累的
“Mr. Mao must be tired after that three-hour flight.”
还是直接去酒店比较好
“It's better to go straight to the hotel.”
“Do not make an extra detour to drop off Zhou Cheng; our primary guest is tired and needs to rest.”
In Chinese business hospitality, the comfort and schedule of the most senior or honored guest take absolute priority over secondary companions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
quite exhausted / rather tired
A soft, conversational way to describe physical tiredness or fatigue.
must also be / presumably is
Hedging phrase used to soften an assertion by framing it as a reasonable inference.
Affirms the descriptive evaluation of the person's current physical state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Mao. I know you're a stubborn old man.”
“Mr. Mao, you're joking. My fellow classmates and peers”
“Mr. Mao really is a master. Such brilliant designs.”
“yet I just can't quit before meeting Mr. Mao.”
“Mr. Mao hasn't made a trip out of Hangcheng for so long. Could he be...”
“Mr. Mao, get some rest today. I'll show you around tomorrow.”