那覃夫人可留下用了晚膳
“Did she stay for dinner?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
见她是在外院花厅
“I met her in the outer courtyard pavilion.”
那覃夫人可 留下 用了晚膳
“Did she stay for dinner?”
她爱喝酒
“She liked drinking;”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese social decorum, inviting someone to stay for dinner indicates honor and intimate political or personal alignment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to partake in the evening meal (elevated/historical register)
A polite, traditional expression used in period contexts instead of ordinary spoken phrases like 吃晚饭.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“will entrust Madam Qin to you.”
“You must dine with me tonight.”
“Madam Qin, the hot water is ready. I'm coming in.”
“You seem quite displeased with Madam Qin.”
“Mrs. Nie will find out the truth sooner or later.”
“He said he'd be half an hour late. He's taking his wife back to her parents' place first.”