来得有点慢了吧
“it took you long enough.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
殿下
“Your Highness,”
来 得有 点慢了吧
“it took you long enough.”
你看
“Look.”
“You kept me waiting, and I expect you to have a good excuse.”
In traditional Chinese hierarchical relationships, making a superior wait is a serious breach of decorum that prompts passive-aggressive or overt rebuke.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
arrived a bit slow; arrived somewhat late
A soft yet clear way to point out that someone took too long to arrive.
Marks an existing state of lateness that has already been reached.
Softens the blunt criticism into an evaluative remark while inviting tacit agreement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You can slow down a little.”
“She said things were moving a bit too fast, and she needs to think about...”
“You guys are a bit slow.”