给你们添麻烦了 要不是凌哥
“Sorry to have troubled you. If it were not for Mr. Ling,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Thank you so much this time.”
给你 们 添麻烦了 要不是 凌哥
“Sorry to have troubled you. If it were not for Mr. Ling,”
“I wouldn't have known what to do.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, thanking someone who went out of their way often involves acknowledging the inconvenience caused ('causing trouble') rather than just saying thank you.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sorry to have caused you trouble
A highly idiomatic polite formula used when expressing gratitude while acknowledging the burden placed on others.
if it were not for
Introduces a counterfactual condition, usually followed by an unfavorable outcome that was narrowly avoided.
Indicates completion of the action causing inconvenience, establishing a completed state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I didn't know it would cause you trouble.”
“I must've caused you a lot of trouble. I'm really sorry about that.”
“we've bothered you a lot. Thank you.”
“Thank you very much. You're welcome.”
“I caused you so much trouble. I'm so sorry.”
“Sorry for troubling you, Young Master. Please don't tell my senior about this yet.”