劳烦嬷嬷给姐姐带句话
“Please pass a message to her for me, Nanny.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
都好着呢
“She's doing well.”
劳烦 嬷嬷给 姐姐 带句话
“Please pass a message to her for me, Nanny.”
“Tell her I'll come visit in a few days.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In aristocratic traditional Chinese households, senior maids or wet-nurses (嬷嬷) held respectable status, requiring masters to address them with polite formulas such as '劳烦' rather than blunt commands.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to trouble someone; may I bother you to
A polite formula used before requesting an action or assistance from someone.
relay a message; pass along a word
A standard spoken phrase for asking someone to convey a verbal greeting or brief update.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We might as well ask the matron-in-waiting to confirm”
“Nanny Lan, you are getting more and more assertive these days.”
“You are the Nanny Chang Aunt spoke of?”
“Really? My nanny altered it for me.”
“May I trouble Aunt”
“Please pass the message, Eunuch.”